Collection Item: Shon Lao
Basic info
- Collection
- Decorative Arts
- Title
- Shon Lao
- Object name
- Figurine
- Object category
- Ceramic
- Creators
- Unknown (Potter)
- Description
- A blanc de chine figurine of an old man with a bald head and long beard. He is dressed in Oriental robes and carries a staff in his right hand. The figure is the Chinese God of Immortality, Shon Lao. The left hand which is holding a peach is broken off.
- Production date start
- 1662
- Production date end
- 1795
- Period
- Qing Dynasty
- Kangxi
- Yongzheng
- Qianlong
Identification
- Object number
- YORAG : 1947.22.18
- Number of objects
- 2
- Classification code
- 2.45
- 1.112
- Classification scheme
- SHIC
- SHIC
- ID
- 15003823
Physical Characteristics
- Materials
- Porcelain (Whole)
- Dimensions
- Whole height 16.8 cm
- Whole width 8.0 cm
- Whole depth 5.5 cm
- Left hand height 1.5 cm
- Left hand width 27.0 cm
Production
- Creators
- Unknown (Potter)
- Location
- Fukien
- School/style
- Blanc-de-Chine
