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Daoist divine official

Qiao Bin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The statue depicts a seated man with a mustache wearing a green robe and crown. The man's face is stone-colored. He sits on a rectangular chair with armrests. His hands are clasped in front of him. The man wears a crown with five gems on top. A green robe drapes over his shoulders and falls to the base of the statue. A yellow garment underneath has horizontal stripes. A white collar is folded over the yellow garment. A green and gold patterned band runs across the chest. The base of the statue is irregularly shaped and flat. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1482
Medium:
Glazed stoneware (Shanxi liuli ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
469 × 625 px
Museum record:
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