Lü Dongbin figurine
A figurine depicting Lü Dongbin 呂洞賓, one of the Daoist “eight immortals” (ba xian 八仙), legendary Daoist masters who are said to attain immortality by mastering various techniques. Lü Dongbin was a Tang Dynasty poet and scholar who was later revered as an immortal. He is usually depicted with a fly swatter and a sword on his shoulder. The figure is padded and glued to cardboard. (HM, PP)
Material description: fabric, paper
Manufacturing technique: sewing, wadding, gluing
Dimensions: height: 19 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 fly swatter 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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