Cup with Eight Daoist Immortals, late 18th–19th century

Cup with Eight Daoist Immortals, late 18th–19th century Stock Photo
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Penta Springs Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

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KC7XR1

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55.7 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)

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5095 x 3822 px | 43.1 x 32.4 cm | 17 x 12.7 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

7 May 2017

Photographer:

Artokoloro

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

Cup with Eight Daoist Immortals, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 18th–19th century, China, Rhinoceros horn, H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. (rim) 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Horn, By the early thirteenth century a historical group of eight figures—six male, one female, and one hermaphrodite—had become symbolic of the attainment of immortality, one of the primary goals of Daoism