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Daoist Immortal Tōbōsaku Sennin

Ryūminsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a standing male figure with a bald head and a long beard. He wears a robe that falls to his ankles and has his right hand raised. The figure holds an object in his left hand. He has a circular object behind his head. The figure appears to be carved from ivory or a similar material and is rendered in a traditional Asian style. The background of the image is gray. The title of the piece is "Daoist Immortal Tōbōsaku Sennin" and the artist is "Ryūminsai".

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium:
Ivory
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
416 × 624 px
Museum record:
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