Object details
Accession number
M18e102
Primary Creator
Asian
Full title
Repoussé Figure (possibly Lu Dongbin)
Creation Date
before 1924
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
4.3 x 2.1 cm (1 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Display Media
Silver
Web Commentary
This is a silver repoussé figure of a bearded figure wearing long robes. The figure carries in front of his body a fly whisk and the hilt of a sword emerges from his proper left shoulder. The sword and fly whisk are attributes associated with Lu Dongbin, one of the Eight Daoist Immortals.
Permanent Gallery Location
Little Salon
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