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| Object Title | The Inventor of the Sword | 李鉄扮磨劍 |
| Object Number: | C246 |
| Current Location: | Collections storage |
| Culture: | Chinese |
| Provenience: | China |
| Period: | Yuan Dynasty |
| Date Made: | Yuan Dynasty |
| Early Date: | 1279 |
| Late Date: | 1368 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Silk |
| Technique: | Painted |
| Iconography: | Li T'ieh-Kuai Sword Inventor |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1916 |
| Other Number | GETZ 42 - Other Number |
Description
Painting of Li Tieguai, one of the eight Taoist 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.
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Getz, John. 1916. The University Museum Exhibition of Oriental Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 190 no.42 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation | |
| [Catalogue] Fernald, Helen E. 1922. Handbook of Chinese Paintings in the Collection of the Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 40 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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