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RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY

 

 

 

  Dragon Girl with Golden Boy

 

China

A ceramic figurine of Long Nu, with Golden Boy Jin Tong (fig.), i.e. Shan Cai (fig.).

 

They are returning the 3rd son of the Dragon King (fig.), in the form of a carp, back to the sea in a dragon boat, after he was rescued from potential butchers through the interference of Kuan Yin. In iconography, Long Nu and Shan Cai are often depicted together at the side of Kuan Yin.

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