Caption

Chinese Taoist immortal Jap. sennin, Japanese art, Japanese culture, Immortals iconography, figurine, ceramic, male figurine, multi-colored glaze: white, red, brown, yellow, 19th century, Japan, possibly Seto, height 21.6 cm, A small seated figurine of an elderly man with a long white beard and mustache, wearing a flowing robe that shows a mix of red, gold, and dark brown colors, seated on a dark brown block-like stool, with one hand resting on his knee and the other holding a staff or cane, and a pale off-white gourd-shaped object tucked at his side; the background is a plain light gray and the surface beneath the figurine is reflective, showing a faint mirrored reflection.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_442

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Rights managed

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75.5Mb (1.1Mb) / 14.7in x 20.0in / 4401 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chinese Taoist immortal Jap sennin Japanese art Japanese culture Immortals iconography figurine ceramic male figurine multi-colored glaze white red brown yellow 19th century Japan Seto height 21.6 cm small seated elderly man long white beard mustache wearing flowing robe mix gold dark brown colors dark brown block- stool hand resting knee holding staff cane pale off-white gourd-shaped object tucked side background plain light gray surface beneath reflective showing faint mirrored reflection.