Period:Qing dynasty Production date:17thC-18thC
Materials:ivory, wood,
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Height: 17.80 centimetres (with stand) Height: 15.80 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory figure of a standing woman, wearing a feather cape and with bare feet. She carries a rigid case held by rope. Her hands are both missing. Wooden stand.
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![图片[1]-figure BM-2018-3005.53-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010451.jpg)
![图片[2]-figure BM-2018-3005.53-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010452.jpg)
Comments:The figure is likely to be Mao Yujiang, the Daoist immortal, who was forced to serve in the Qin palace by Qingshihuangdi and later escaped with the help of Zhang Fu, who later became her husband. According to the legend, the couple spent their rest of lives in Huangshan, cultivating into the immorality. Mao Yujiang is said to be covered by green hairs.
Materials:ivory, wood,
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Height: 17.80 centimetres (with stand) Height: 15.80 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory figure of a standing woman, wearing a feather cape and with bare feet. She carries a rigid case held by rope. Her hands are both missing. Wooden stand.
IMG
Comments:The figure is likely to be Mao Yujiang, the Daoist immortal, who was forced to serve in the Qin palace by Qingshihuangdi and later escaped with the help of Zhang Fu, who later became her husband. According to the legend, the couple spent their rest of lives in Huangshan, cultivating into the immorality. Mao Yujiang is said to be covered by green hairs.
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