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Description: | The figure has a elongated skull, beard 'whiskers' and a cap on the back of his head. The elongated skull of this ivory figure shows it to be a carving of Shou Xing, also known as Shou Lao, one of the three Chinese star gods. His right hand clasps a dragon-headed staff, which represents spiritual power. In his left hand, he holds a fruit from the divine peach tree, which symbolizes eternal life. Qing Dynasty.
A stained ivory figure of Shoulao the Taoist holding a peach and dragon headed staff. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Man Culture Asian art Decorative arts Religion Chinese Decorative Art Carving China | Temporal: | 1644 - 1912 | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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