He-He Er Xian
| He-He Er Xian | |||||||
 A statue of He and He | |||||||
| Chinese | 和合二仙 | ||||||
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| Literal meaning | Harmonious-&-United 2 Immortals | ||||||
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He-He Er Xian, translated as the Immortals of Harmony and Union and as the Two gods of Harmony and Union, are two Taoist immortals. They are popularly associated with happy marriages. He and He are typically depicted as boys holding a lotus flower (荷, hé) and a box (盒, hé).[1]
Statue of He and He in the Taoist temple Chang-Chun ("Eternal Spring"), Wuhan
He He Erxian as painted by Wang Wen, Ming dynasty
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- Door gods
- Hanshan the Poet and Shide the Monk, 9th c. prototypes of the two characters.
References
- ↑ Welch, Patricia Bjaaland (2008). Chinese art: a guide to motifs and visual imagery. Tuttle Publishing. p. 270.
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