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Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

Davidson, NORTH CAROLINA

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Chinese Immortal Figure, Male, Qing Dynasty by Unknown
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  • Chinese Immortal Figure, Male, Qing Dynasty, ca. Late 19th Century
  • Porcelain
  • 9 x 2.75 x 2.125 in (22.86 x 6.99 x 5.4 cm)
  • Inv: 3962
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“Eight Immortals” in Chinese mythology are popular motifs in Chinese art in all mediums. Full sets of porcelain figurines of the “Immortals” were made during the 19th century and 20th century, with addition sometimes of other auspicious figures from Chinese mythology and folklore.

Gift of Dan McLawhorn, Class of 1970, and Robert J. Hazelgrove, Jr.

  • Subject Matter: Figurative
  • Current Location: Collection Storage - Hanging Storage
  • Collections: Asian Studies, Ceramics, Monsters, Myths & Legends, Religious Studies, Sculpture & Relief

Other Work From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

Four Hundred and Eighty-Five French Knots, from French Knots for Trade project, 2014-2015 by Jeana Eve Klein
Four Hundred and Eighty-Five French Knots, from French Knots for Trade project, 2014-2015 by Jeana Eve Klein
Blast #11009 by Naoya Hatakeyama
Blast #11009 by Naoya Hatakeyama
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Harlem Globe Trotters by Oscar DeMejo
Untitled RH217LS by Richard Howard Hunt
Untitled RH217LS by Richard Howard Hunt
Nimes by Julian Trevelyan
Nimes by Julian Trevelyan
Natacha by Irina Ionesco
Natacha by Irina Ionesco
SULGLOS II by Juergen Strunck
SULGLOS II by Juergen Strunck
Six in Vermilion with Violet in Red by Patrick Heron
Six in Vermilion with Violet in Red by Patrick Heron
Plank by Robert Rauschenberg
Plank by Robert Rauschenberg
View of the Palazzo della Consulta on the Quirinal housing the Papal Secretariat, from Views of Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
View of the Palazzo della Consulta on the Quirinal housing the Papal Secretariat, from Views of Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
See all artwork from Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College