Figure
1750-1760 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Lead-glazed earthenware figure of Shou Lao, god of Longevity.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with mingled glazes and moulded |
| Brief description | Figure in lead-glazed earthenware with mingled coloured glazes of Shou Lao, god of longevity, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, 1750-1760. |
| Physical description | Figure in lead-glazed earthenware with mingled glazes in manganese-brown and slate-blue of Shou Lao, god of longevity, moulded and standing clothed in a long robe and holding a branch of sacred fungus in one hand, and at his feet are a crane and deer. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Lead-glazed earthenware figure of Shou Lao, god of Longevity. |
| Bibliographic reference | Beevers, David (ed.) Chinese Whispers: Chinoiserie in Britain 1650-1930, Brighton: The Royal Pavilion and Museums, 2008 |
| Other number | Sch. II 266 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:1042-1885 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2007 |
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