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Department:
The Museum Proper
Replica or Original:
Not a Replica
On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:
On Display
Primary Material:
Ceramics
Medium:
Shiwan Ceramics
Dimensions:
17" x 10" x 10"
Classification/Category:
Furnishings
Specific Classification:
Figurine
Notable Signatures,
Inscriptions, and/or Markings:
Donated by:
Donated by the Fok Ying Tung Foundation
Accession Number
1993.022.001
Artifact Date:
Unknown
Unknown
Artifact Era/Dynasty:
Unknown
Creator:
Chinese
Creator Ancestry:
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Chinese Ghostbuster: Drunken Zhong-Kuei is a Shiwan ceramic statue depicting Chinese Deity Zhong Kuei. Zhong Kuei is a common depiction for Shiwan sculptors. According to folklore, Emperor Tang Xuan Zong dreamt that Zhong Kuei, a military officer who failed the imperial exams, had ferociously captured and exorcised all the evil spirits that had been annoying the Emperor. Shiwan sculptors like to portray Zhong Kuei because he allows them to stretch their imagination and express their feelings freely through portraying the figure carrying out different acts.
Artifact Date:
Unknown
Artifact Era/Dynasty:
Unknown
Creator:
Unknown
Creator Ancestory:
Chinese
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Department:
The Museum Proper
On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:
On Display
Replica or Original:
Not a Replica
A Shiwan Ceramic statue depicting Chinese Deity Zhong Kuei.
一個描繪中國神靈鍾馗的石灣陶瓷雕像。
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Classification/Category:
Furnishings
Specific Classification:
Figurine
Notable Signatures,
Inscriptions, and/or Markings:
Primary Material:
Ceramics
Medium:
Shiwan Ceramics
Dimensions:
17" x 10" x 10"
Donated by:
Donated by the Fok Ying Tung Foundation
Accession Number:
1993.022.001
Chinese Ghostbuster: Drunken Zhong-Kuei 醉酒鍾馗
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