Figurine

Museum number:
9-13470
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3808 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Materials:
Glaze (coating by location) and Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-13470, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of eight original) immortals (Pa Hsien): Represents female immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, standing in half-bow with leg forward and arm held out across chest. Long stemmed lotus blossom held cradled in right arm to shoulder. Long tunic-robe with long sleeves and underglaze blue 'textile' and floral patterns. High top-knot with ribbon falling on shoulders. Traces of red on surface; very scratched, dirty. H. 24cm, max W 8.9 cm. Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. The emblem of Ho Hsien-ku is the lotus; she assists in house management. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70)

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