Object Details
- Description
- Embellishing the plain shiny body of this gourd is a plain concave ivory foot and a convex lip.The lid, apparently fashioned of a single piece of ivory, depicts the immortal Liu Hai, seated atop his three-legged toad (Chn, chan). Strung on an ivory cord held by Liu Hai (Chn) in either hand are circular pieces of cash, also made of ivory. An ivory bat, symbolic of good luck, is affixed to the ivory cord immediately behind Liu Hai's head. The eyes of the toad and bat are inlaid with a darker material.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Daoism in the Arts in China (December 16, 2006 to July 1, 2007)
- On Becoming Immortal (May 9, 1993 to August 15, 1994)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- late 19th-early 20th century
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1984.38.4a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Container
- Medium
- Gourd, ivory
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14.8 x 6.5 cm (5 13/16 x 2 9/16 in)
- Origin
- China
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- toad
- bat
- cricket
- Liu Hai
- China
- Chinese Art
- Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1984.38.4a-c
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye38d76af78-cbae-4c19-b85a-27e885215240
