Figure of Zhongli Quan (Chung-li Ch'üan)

18th century

A figure of Zhongli Quan (Chung-li Ch’üan) (Chinese, Qing Dynasty, 18th century) composed out of greyish-red steatite (soapstone) and raised on a tall conforming silk covered base. The figure of Zhongli Quan, one of the Eight Daoist Immortals, is depicted with a long black beard, reclining against a cloth-covered bundle. He wears robes decorated with cloud forms, has a large belly, and holds a fan under his right arm and holds a long-tasseled cord in his left hand. The removable base is covered in floral patterned silk.

a= figure; b = stand

Chief among the Eight Immortals, Zhongli Quan’s symbol of the fan was believed to revive the souls of the dead.

Chinese

steatite (soapstone)

silk covered base

2.5" x 4" x 2"

Gift of the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Berwind, II, 2008.

PSNC.11847ab