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“Han Xiangzi” (patron of the gardeners)

Early Qing dynasty

Macau Museum

Macau Museum
Lisbon, Portugal

One of the eight immortals in Taoist religion, the adopted son of the Scholar Han Yu (768-824). He lived in the eleventh century, and renounced public life in order to live with the sage Lu Dong-Bin. He is believed to exert special powers, such as making flowers grow by the sound of his flute.

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  • Title: “Han Xiangzi” (patron of the gardeners)
  • Date Created: Early Qing dynasty
  • Location: The Macau Museum
  • Location Created: China
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 46.7 cm
  • Photographer: Paulo Alexandrino, Masayuki Kondo
  • Medium: Porcelain decorated with underglazed cobalt-blue enmel
  • Art Genre: Statuette
  • Art Form: Ceramic
  • Accession Number: Inv. 771
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