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Certified Chinese Republican (1912-1949) folk painting on Lu (Daoism), carton. Mount: 49 x 29 inches. Painting: 42 x 23 inches. Provenance: from New York collection before 1950s. Evaluation by Dr. Qing Chang, PhD in Chinese Art History, MA in Chinese Buddhist Archeology. Chinese folk painting on Lu, one of the Three Gods of Daoism. Lu, meaning salary and position, is represented by the middle age man who wears a uniform of officials from the Ming dynasty. Chinese people believe that worshiping this god could provide them salary and position from the government. The two young boys are the attendants of the god. Date: according the seal, in the Republic period in the first half of the 20th century. Value: about $3000-$5000. Qing Condition: Natural aging (spots) of the carton; Low Estimate: 5000; High Estimate: 10000; Original: Yes;