Statuette de l'immortel taoïste Lü Dongbin 吕洞賓, M.C. 236

Dating in century: 16th-17th century type(s) of object(s): beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, metal, metal arts, sculpture, china name(s): statuette materials and techniques: bronze, lost wax casting, polychromy place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 24. 8cm diameter: 12. 8cm description: immortal standing, dressed in a long green robe and wearing a scholar's headdress. Base decorated with stylized waves. Mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 236. Date: Unknown.