This magnificently dramatic figure is a Ming Dynasty Ghost Catcher, whose job it was to capture the ghosts before they bothered the living, and to dispatch the ghosts to the underworld. This dramatic sculpture dates to 1550 CE.
This magnificently dramatic figure is a Ming Dynasty Ghost Catcher, whose job it was to capture the ghosts before they bothered the living, and to dispatch the ghosts to the underworld. This dramatic sculpture dates to 1550 CE.