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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
Public Domain
Yes
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