Zhang Guolao figurine
A figurine depicting Zhang Guolao 張果老, one of the Daoist “eight immortals” (ba xian 八仙), legendary Daoist masters who are said to attain immortality by mastering various techniques. Zhang Guolao is said to be a hermit and a master of magic. He travels on a mule, which he always puts in his pocket after the journey. He is depicted with an elongated drum made of bamboo, and with a fish skin, sometimes with a peach or with phoenix feathers. The figure is padded and glued to cardboard. (HM, PP)
Material description: fabric, paper
Manufacturing technique: sewing, wadding, gluing
Dimensions: height: 28 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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