Cao Guojiu figurine
A figurine depicting Cao Guojiu 曹國舅, one of the Daoist “eight immortals” (ba xian 八仙), legendary Daoist masters who are said to attain immortality by mastering various techniques. Cao Guojiu is said to be of noble birth and is therefore depicted in court dress. He is depicted with a jade tile or a pair of wooden castanets. The figure is padded and glued to cardboard. (HM, PP)
Material description: fabric, paper
Manufacturing technique: sewing, wadding, gluing
Dimensions: height: 19.7 cm
No. of parts: 1
Current owner: Celje Regional Museum
Date of the last acquisition: 1957–1961
Previous owners and periods of ownership: Alma M. Karlin, Thea Schreiber Gammelin, Celje Regional Museum
Object condition, handling and damage: well preserved, the only thing missing is the basket in his hands
History of exhibition: Celje Regional Museum, Celje, 16.10.2019–31.5.2020 (exhibition: Azija me je povsem uročila [Asia Utterly Bewitched Me])
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