Name/Title
Tradecard, Kitchen GodEntry/Object ID
CHSA-07871Scope and Content
Color. Illus. England; London; Cavanders Ltd.: Silver background with an illus. of the Kitchen God, an old Chinese man with white hair and beard sitting down in a red robe holding a gold scepter.
Back: "Ancient Chinese No. 10."; "The Kitchen God is one of the peculiar institutions of China. Incense and candles are regularly burned before this god on the 1st and 15th of every month, morning and evening. The Chinese believe that the old god ascends to heaven and reports to the "Pearly Emperor Supreme Ruler" the conduct of the members of the family during the year. They hope thus to bribe him to present a favorable report.