STATUE DE LI TIEGUAI EN BUIS
STATUE DE LI TIEGUAI EN BUIS
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STATUE DE LI TIEGUAI EN BUIS

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)

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STATUE DE LI TIEGUAI EN BUIS
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)
Il est représenté partiellement couché, accoudé sur son bras gauche et adossé à des branchages. Il est vêtu d'une longue robe formant de nombreux plis et dévoilant sa poitrine dénudée, laissant apercevoir ses côtes sous sa peau. Son visage barbu aux yeux mi-clos et à la bouche entrouverte est empreint d'une expression sereine.
Longueur : 18 cm. (7 1⁄8 in.), socle en buis
Provenance
Acquired on the French art market, Paris, 8 October 1982.
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A BOXWOOD FIGURE OF LI TIEGUAI
CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

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Lot Essay

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. Compare a much smaller (16 cm.) boxwood figure of Li Tieguai, from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection, sold in our New York rooms, 25 March 2010, lot 865.

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