Figurine

Museum number:
9-13468
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3806 (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; wears peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border on long sleeves. Long beard, Lozenge shaped 'pin' in blue on hat. Holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands half bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red in folds; many scratches, dirt spots on surface. Nearly identical to 9-13469. Height: 24.5 cm, max width: 9.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13469
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 9-13468, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; wears peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border on long sleeves. Long beard, Lozenge shaped 'pin' in blue on hat. Holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands half bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red in folds; many scratches, dirt spots on surface. Nearly identical to 9-13469. Height: 24.5 cm, max width: 9.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13469Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13468, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; wears peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border on long sleeves. Long beard, Lozenge shaped 'pin' in blue on hat. Holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands half bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red in folds; many scratches, dirt spots on surface. Nearly identical to 9-13469. Height: 24.5 cm, max width: 9.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13469Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13468, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; wears peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border on long sleeves. Long beard, Lozenge shaped 'pin' in blue on hat. Holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands half bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red in folds; many scratches, dirt spots on surface. Nearly identical to 9-13469. Height: 24.5 cm, max width: 9.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13469Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13468, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; wears peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border on long sleeves. Long beard, Lozenge shaped 'pin' in blue on hat. Holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands half bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red in folds; many scratches, dirt spots on surface. Nearly identical to 9-13469. Height: 24.5 cm, max width: 9.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13469Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13468, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; wears peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border on long sleeves. Long beard, Lozenge shaped 'pin' in blue on hat. Holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands half bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red in folds; many scratches, dirt spots on surface. Nearly identical to 9-13469. Height: 24.5 cm, max width: 9.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13469Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-13468, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; wears peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border on long sleeves. Long beard, Lozenge shaped 'pin' in blue on hat. Holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands half bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red in folds; many scratches, dirt spots on surface. Nearly identical to 9-13469. Height: 24.5 cm, max width: 9.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13469
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-13468, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; wears peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border on long sleeves. Long beard, Lozenge shaped 'pin' in blue on hat. Holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands half bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red in folds; many scratches, dirt spots on surface. Nearly identical to 9-13469. Height: 24.5 cm, max width: 9.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13469Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-13468, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; wears peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border on long sleeves. Long beard, Lozenge shaped 'pin' in blue on hat. Holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands half bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red in folds; many scratches, dirt spots on surface. Nearly identical to 9-13469. Height: 24.5 cm, max width: 9.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13469Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-13468, described as Figure, porcelain, one of seven (of original eight) immortals (Pa Hsien) Represents Ts'ao Kuo-chiu; wears peaked court head-dress and official robes with belt. Striped pattern border on long sleeves. Long beard, Lozenge shaped 'pin' in blue on hat. Holds blue castanets in left hand; blue shoes. Stands half bowed on flat topped circular base with jagged vertical sides and spots of blue. Traces of red in folds; many scratches, dirt spots on surface. Nearly identical to 9-13469. Height: 24.5 cm, max width: 9.5 cm Porcelain, molded and modeled. Underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Ts'ao Kuo-chiu is a patron saint of the theatrical profession. One of a set of seven (9-13464-70) nearly identical to 9-13469

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