Lot 131: Xia Yang (Hsia Yan) , The Divine of Marshal acrylic on canvas

signed HY and dated 90 in the lower right signed in Chinese and Hsia Yan , dated 1990 on the reverse framed acrylic on canvas

measurements note 183 by 112cm.; 72 by 44in.

Hsia Yan 1991, Eslite Gallery Taiwan, Taiwan, 1991 .
1954-1994 Hsia Yan 40 years of Creation Review Exhibition Catalogue, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 1994, p.87.
Hsia Yan Review Exhibition, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Publishing Co. Ltd., Taiwan, 1998, p.53.

Eslite Gallery, Taiwan

The Divine of Marshal, also known as Nezha, Prince General, or Princely Lord, is a character from Chinese mythology and worshipped as a major Taoist deity by the Taiwanese. He was formally a divine general of the Jade Emperor before being sent down to Earth and born as the third son of a military commander Li Jing to subdue demons in the Shang Dynasty. An enfant terrible trickster, he was both extremely clever with unparalleled bravery, and is often depicted riding on a wheel of flaming fire with a spear.