Cup with Eight Daoist Immortals
By the early thirteenth century a historical group of eight figures—seven male, and one female—had become symbolic of the attainment of immortality, one of the primary goals of Daoism. Each figure is a patron of a specific group and is identifiable by the object that he (or she) holds. For example, Lan Caihe, patron of gardeners and florists, carries a basket and Han Xiangzi, patron of musicians, has a flute.
Artwork Details
- 清中期 犀角雕八仙杯
- Title: Cup with Eight Daoist Immortals
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: late 18th–19th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Rhinoceros horn
- Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. (rim) 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
- Classification: Horn
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1908
- Object Number: 08.212.7
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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