The Inventor of the Sword | 李鐵拐磨劍
C246
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Title | The Inventor of the Sword | 李鐵拐磨劍 |
| Object Number | C246 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese | Daoist |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Yuan Dynasty |
| Date Made | Yuan Dynasty |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Li T'ieh-Kuai | Li Tieguai | Sword Inventor | Daoist Immortal |
| Description | Painting of Li Tieguai, one of the eight Daoist immortals whose attributes includes a gourd and a staff. Listed as "The Inventor of the Sword". Artist Unknown. Very good painting in terms of the facial expression and seemingly uneven posture of his feet. He is gazing upward while grinding the sword. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1916 |
| Other Number | Getz 42 - Other Number |
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