Taiyi

anonymous, c. 1680 - c. 1720

Taiyi is a Taoist Chinese deity, who could bring scholars inspiration with his light-giving staff. The inscription on the scroll reads: ‘I ignited my thorn staff.’

  • Artwork typefigure
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1397
  • Dimensionsheight 25.9 cm x width 7.5 cm x depth 5.6 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Taiyi

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1397

  • Description

    Ivoor voorstellende de taoïstische god Taiyi.

Creation

  • Creation

    ivory carver: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1680 - c. 1720

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 25.9 cm x width 7.5 cm x depth 5.6 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Wijnanda Helena van Beever-Rode bequest, 1984)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; purchased from the dealer Wiegersma, Delft, by Wijnanda Helena van Beever-Rode, somewhere between 1940 and 1950 ?;{Note RMA.} donated from her bequest by her daughter Mrs A.L. Spijksma-van Beever to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, May 1984;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1984

Documentation

  • Christine van der Pijl, 'Een Chinees ivoren beeldje', Mededelingenblad Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst 15/3 (1985), pp. 4-6.

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