A Men Sheu (warrior spirit) brandishing two swords, with a small figure carrying a flower at his side. Colour woodcut, China 18--.

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[between 1800 and 1899?]
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567536i
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A Men Sheu (warrior spirit) brandishing two swords, with a small figure carrying a flower at his side. Colour woodcut, China 18--. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Men Sheu warrior spirits were originally believed to guard the gates of hell, but in more recent times have assumed the duty of guarding ordinary doorways and entrances

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1800 and 1899?]

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours ; sheet 49.7 x 25.4 cm

Lettering

Men-Sheu 'Men-Sheu' written in pencil, in English Bears artist's signiature (?) in Chinese script

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Wellcome Collection 567536i

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