Figure of a Daoist Deity
Kangxi period, 1662/1722
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
porcelain with famille jaune and famille noire enamels on the biscuit
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (height): 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
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Accession
1972.43.40
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Harry G. Steele [1881-1942], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele [d. 1974]; gift 1972 to NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1998
Bower, Virginia, Josephine Hadley Knapp, Stephen Little, and Robert Wilson Torchia. Decorative Arts, Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 195, color repro.
Wikidata ID
Q62287265