"Antique Chinese Painting Guan Di Singapore Peranakan Tiandihui Triad Secret Society"
A rare Antique Chinese painting that was used during the initiation ceremony for new recruits of the secret societies of the Tiandihui also known as the Hongmen. The climax of this rite was to take a blood oath before an altar. Guan Di, featured in this watercolour, is upheld as the guardian of the Heaven and Earth Society of the Qing dynasty, from which secret societies in Singapore originated. In this picture, he is flanked by his squire, Zhou Cang, and his son, Guan Ping, who is holding his seal wrapped in cloth.
The painting has a faint seal mark - see close up photo.
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The painting is framed and behind glass so in some of the photos you can see reflections
Period - 19th century
Condition - Good condition - water stain in lower right corner.
Measurement - outside of frame 35.5cm x 24cm.
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