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<p>[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 9434321, member: 84"]I found this at a local thrift store & was fascinated with it from the moment I saw it! I tried google image search but nothing matched it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can someone help me understand this piece? I'm guessing the top figure is a boss or head god(maybe a satan / hell god?) - but what is that in his hand? And the 2 guys on the left are showing gluttony & it's effect?</p><p>But the guy on the right holding a makeshift cross against the top figure (as if warding off a vampire!) has me confused!</p><p><br /></p><p>Are these suppose to be Gods? Or just regular people?</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, can anyone make out the name of the artist? (I can see Sun - then Je (Sunje? Or Sunji?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated; this is one of the unusual paintings I've found in a while and I am probably going to keep it because I don't think I'll find another like it!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436585[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436586[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436588[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436590[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436591[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 9434321, member: 84"]I found this at a local thrift store & was fascinated with it from the moment I saw it! I tried google image search but nothing matched it. Can someone help me understand this piece? I'm guessing the top figure is a boss or head god(maybe a satan / hell god?) - but what is that in his hand? And the 2 guys on the left are showing gluttony & it's effect? But the guy on the right holding a makeshift cross against the top figure (as if warding off a vampire!) has me confused! Are these suppose to be Gods? Or just regular people? Finally, can anyone make out the name of the artist? (I can see Sun - then Je (Sunje? Or Sunji?) Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated; this is one of the unusual paintings I've found in a while and I am probably going to keep it because I don't think I'll find another like it! [ATTACH=full]436585[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436586[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436588[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436590[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436591[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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