PROPERTY FROM A TEXAS COLLECTION

A DEHUA FIGURE OF LI TIEGUAI
The figure is modelled as Li Tieguai, one of the Eight Immortals. He is shown seated on a mythical beast, carrying a double gourd and an crutch.
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high

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Li Tieguai is one of the eight Daoist immortals (baxian), and is identified by the 'iron staff' and double-gourd he carries. He is depicted as an emaciated man who walks with the assistance of his cane, as tradition dictates that he descended from the realm of the immortals by entering the body of a deceased, handicapped man. He is said to be a provider of medicine, which he carries in the gourd.

Provenance:
Sotheby's Los Angeles, 21 June 1977, lot 206