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 | | Guan Yu was a Chinese general, executed by his enemies in the year 219 after a brilliant military career. |
 | | Revered for his loyalty, his strategic genius, and his scholarship in the Confucian tradition, Guan Yu was already being worshipped as a god by the time this sculpture was carved, and a century later, in 1594, the reigning emperor officially pro-claimed his divinity, using the name Guan Di (Emperor Guan). |
 | | In this sculpture Guan Yu wears the robes of an official over military armor, and the cap of a scholar, indicating the variety of areas in which he achieved greatness. |
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