Bamboo sculpture of the Eight Immortals (Zhang Guolao), Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Bamboo sculpture of the Eight Immortals (Zhang Guolao), Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: K1G000069N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Carvings
• Function: furnishings
• Material: Plants/Bamboo/
• Description:
  The whole vessel takes bamboo sculpture as a standing figure. The man wears a flat top and long foot cap, has a long beard, and a smile on the left side of his head. His clothes are broad and broad. His waist is streamed with a gourd. He holds a fishing drum in his right hand and a bottle in his left hand. He is Zhang Guolao, one of the eight immortals. Zhang Guolao was a man with magic skills in the Tang Dynasty. His surname was Zhang Mingguo. He claimed that he was hundreds of years old when he was born in Yao. Always ride a white donkey upside down. This statue of Zhang Guolao Bamboo is a group of seven other bamboo statues, which are the same as the Eight Immortals.