Cai Shen Dough Figurine Featured

Dough modeling, also called "dough figure", is mainly made of sticky rice flour and painted with various colors. Firstly, the artisan nips, rubs, kneads, and pulls the dough in his hand. Then the artisan cleverly uses little bamboo knife to point, slice, carve, cut the dough in order to shape the body, hand, hair, face, and wearing of the figurine. In a short time, the vivid and lifelike figurine comes in to view.

Cai Shen is the Chinese god of prosperity. He can be referred to as Zhao Gongming or Bi Gan. Though Cai Shen started as a Chinese folk hero, later deified and venerated by local followers and admirers, Taoism and Pure Land Buddhism also came to venerate him as a god. Cai Shen's name is often invoked during the Chinese New Year celebrations. He is often depicted riding a black Tiger and holding a golden rod. He may also be depicted armed with any one of several iron weapons

Dimensions: 2"3/4Dx5"1/2H

Preparation time:2-3 working days

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