Li Tieguai
Item number 3510/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Shiwan stoneware figure of Li Tieguai, the Daoist immortal who represents the sick and poor, dressed in beggar’s clothes and seated, with hands on his right knee, on a large double calabash gourd (hulu), glazed in copper red. The male figure is partially wrapped in a white blanket, and wearing a white knotted headband. Underneath him is a long crutch. The piece is hollow and stamped with the artist's seal along the bottom edge. Characters written along interior.
History Of Use
Shiwan ware (石灣窯)is a type of pottery from the Shiwanzen Subdistrict (石灣鎮街道) of the city of Foshan, near Guangzhou, Guangdong (广东省), China. 石灣 (Shiwan) is also sometimes transliterated as Shekwan.
Iconographic Meaning
Li Tieguai (李鐵拐) is a mythological figure, one of the Eight Immortals (八仙). He is usually depicted carrying an iron-crutch and a gourd bottle containing medicine, but in this figure, he is shown sitting on a gourd.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor from the ‘Shek Wan Art Pottery Exhibition’, Hong Kong. Their accompanying exhibition catalogue was signed by the artist.
Item History
- Made by Liu Chuang (Maker) in Shiwan, Guangdong, China during 1981
- Collected in Hong Kong, China during 1981
- Owned by Laura Yu before June 30, 2021
- Received from Laura Yu (Donor) on June 30, 2021
What
- Name
- Li Tieguai
- Identification Number
- 3510/6
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- clay, glaze and paint
- Overall
- height 25.8 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 16.2 cm
Where
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Creator
- Liu Chuang (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Laura Yu
- Received from
- Laura Yu (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1981
- Collection Date
- during 1981
- Ownership Date
- before June 30, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on June 30, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3510/0006
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