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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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