The essential three deity paintings:The High Constable; Minor Hoi Fan (God of the Sea); Heavenly Host (Ancestors), Yao culture, 1879, southern China. Mulberry paper, natural pigments, approximately 44 ½ × 18 inches each. Gift of Mark Rapoport, MD, and Jane C. Hughes. Museum of International Folk Art (A.2015.67.1, A.2015.71.2, A.2015.71.1). Photographs by Blair Clark.

The essential three deity paintings:The High Constable; Minor Hoi Fan (God of the Sea); Heavenly Host (Ancestors), Yao culture, 1879, southern China. Mulberry paper, natural pigments, approximately 44 ½ × 18 inches each. Gift of Mark Rapoport, MD, and Jane C. Hughes. Museum of International Folk Art (A.2015.67.1, A.2015.71.2, A.2015.71.1). Photographs by Blair Clark.

The essential three deity paintings:The High Constable; Minor Hoi Fan (God of the Sea); Heavenly Host (Ancestors), Yao culture, 1879, southern China. Mulberry paper, natural pigments, approximately 44 ½ × 18 inches each. Gift of Mark Rapoport, MD, and Jane C. Hughes. Museum of International Folk Art (A.2015.67.1, A.2015.71.2, A.2015.71.1). Photograph by Blair Clark.