Title: Polestar Deity Kui Xing
Object type: Figure
Date: 16th–17th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Leaded tin brass; lost-wax cast
Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1998
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY