Zhenwu, the perfect warrior, Lord of the North
| Accession Nr.: | 2007.73.1 |
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| Type: | sculpture; religious or cult object |
| Date of production: |
1538
Ming dynasty |
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Zhenwu, the Taoist deity, is well known throughout China as the Perfect Warrior or the Black Warrior. He has been a popular figure in Chinese mythology since the end of the third century BC. By the mid-fifteenth century he had become the most important member of the Taoist pantheon, the chief protector of both the emperor and the state.