Li Tieguai figurine
A figurine depicting Li Tieguai 李鐵拐, one of the Daoist “eight immortals” (ba xian 八仙), legendary Daoist masters who are said to attain immortality by mastering various techniques. Li Tieguai is usually depicted as a crippled beggar leaning on a stick, after the legend that his disciple accidentally burned his body and Li sought refuge in the beggar’s corpse. In his hands he holds a magic gourd. The figure is padded and glued to cardboard. (HM, PP)
Material description: fabric, paper
Manufacturing technique: sewing, wadding, gluing
Dimensions: height: 20 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
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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