a) Modern wooden sculpture (minor parts missing) of Li T’ieh-Kuai, patron of magic and f children, one of eight Immortals of popular Taoism; b) stand; total height 23 inches. Attributes of Li T’ieh-Kuai: begger with iron crutch and gourd bottle from which emerge clouds and strange shapes.
Donor:
Estate of Camille J. Ehrenfels
Collection place:
China
Collector:
Camille J. Ehrenfels and Henry Ehrenfels
Collection date:
before January 19, 1966
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Statues
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1968-1969 #62: Project EPOCH/David Wayne Peri (January 3, 1969–January 21, 1969)