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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Figure of a Daoist Deity

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The sculpture depicts a standing figure of a man wearing intricate traditional attire with vibrant colors such as black, green, yellow, pink, and white. The figure's clothing is richly decorated, featuring floral motifs and colorful patterns. The headgear is pink and green with a striped pattern, and the sculpture includes a prominent long beard. The material is likely ceramic with glazed colors for a lustrous finish. The figure appears life-like in proportion, holding a paper-like scroll in one hand.

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Artwork overview

Medium

porcelain with famille jaune and famille noire enamels on the biscuit
Credit Line

Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele
Dimensions

overall (height): 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1972.43.40

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Harry G. Steele [1881-1942], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele [d. 1974]; gift 1972 to NGA.

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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

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