A Chinese ridge-tile figure representing Li Tieguai, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
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ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
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Cape Town
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A Chinese ridge-tile figure representing Li Tieguai, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
height: 41cm; width: 19cm; depth: 13cm
Notes
This ridge-tile figure representing Li Tieguai shows him dressed in a robe, holding a container of medicine in his right hand. Li Tieguai is the patron saint for physicians and legend says that he dispenses pills from the gourd for the sick.
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Private Collection.
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