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Message:: [QUOTE="gckimm, post: 10625862, member: 83519"]This is a statue of the Taoist deity Wong Tai Sin. The best clue is the pair of sheep at his feet, as he was a shepherd earlier in his life.  His identity is confirmed by the red seal, which states his name rather than the name of the maker.  In the seal he is referred to as "Red Pine Wong Tai Sin 赤松黃大仙." This common way of referring to him has to do with the fact that he practiced Taoism in a place called Red Pine Mountain.  Wong Tai Sin is extremely popular in Hong Kong, where many people crowd into his temple to light incense at the beginning of the Lunar New Year.  To learn more about Wong Tai Sin and devotion to him in Hong Kong, you may go here: <a href="https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-chinese-mythology-101-wong-tai-sin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-chinese-mythology-101-wong-tai-sin" rel="nofollow">https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-chinese-mythology-101-wong-tai-sin</a>.  I'm guessing this statue was made for use in a home shrine, as images of him would generally not be considered decorative items.[/QUOTE]