Figurine

Museum number:
9-13469
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3807 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; with peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border sleeve border. Long beard, holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands slightly bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red on surface; many scratches, dirt. Nearly identical to 9-13468. Height: 24.2 cm, max width: 10.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession; the castanets his emblem. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13468
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Materials:
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 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13469, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; with peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border sleeve border. Long beard, holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands slightly bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red on surface; many scratches, dirt. Nearly identical to 9-13468. Height: 24.2 cm, max width: 10.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession; the castanets his emblem. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13468Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13469, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; with peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border sleeve border. Long beard, holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands slightly bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red on surface; many scratches, dirt. Nearly identical to 9-13468. Height: 24.2 cm, max width: 10.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession; the castanets his emblem. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13468Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13469, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; with peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border sleeve border. Long beard, holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands slightly bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red on surface; many scratches, dirt. Nearly identical to 9-13468. Height: 24.2 cm, max width: 10.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession; the castanets his emblem. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13468Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13469, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; with peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border sleeve border. Long beard, holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands slightly bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red on surface; many scratches, dirt. Nearly identical to 9-13468. Height: 24.2 cm, max width: 10.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession; the castanets his emblem. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13468Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13469, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; with peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border sleeve border. Long beard, holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands slightly bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red on surface; many scratches, dirt. Nearly identical to 9-13468. Height: 24.2 cm, max width: 10.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession; the castanets his emblem. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13468Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13469, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; with peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border sleeve border. Long beard, holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands slightly bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red on surface; many scratches, dirt. Nearly identical to 9-13468. Height: 24.2 cm, max width: 10.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession; the castanets his emblem. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13468
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-13469, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; with peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border sleeve border. Long beard, holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands slightly bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red on surface; many scratches, dirt. Nearly identical to 9-13468. Height: 24.2 cm, max width: 10.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession; the castanets his emblem. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13468Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-13469, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; with peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border sleeve border. Long beard, holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands slightly bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red on surface; many scratches, dirt. Nearly identical to 9-13468. Height: 24.2 cm, max width: 10.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession; the castanets his emblem. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13468Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-13469, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; with peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border sleeve border. Long beard, holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands slightly bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red on surface; many scratches, dirt. Nearly identical to 9-13468. Height: 24.2 cm, max width: 10.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession; the castanets his emblem. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13468

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