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Shoulao (The God of Longevity)

壽老

c. 1580–1644

China, Ming dynasty

(1368–1644)
Medium
ivory
Measurements
Overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.691
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A polished, amber-brown ivory sculpture depicts Shoulao standing tall with a high, bulbous forehead and long beard reaching his chest. He holds a knobby staff in his left hand and a fan in his right. Narrowed eyes and upward-curving lips create a slight smile. Draped, layered robes fall in deep vertical folds. The warm material features visible vertical grain across the figure's surface.

Shoulao (The God of Longevity)

c. 1580–1644

China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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