明 佚名 雷神圖 軸, Master Thunder (Lei Gong), Ming dynasty (1368?1644), dated 1542, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 38 3/4 x 24 5/8 in. (98. 4 x 62. 5 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, According to Daoist scripture, this figure, the Li Star of the Southern Dipper, was granted the honorific title 'Master Thunder' (Lei Gong) by the Jade Emperor, who also bestowed upon him a gold ball and chain