Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
The Eight Immortals
(China )
Zhu Wenxin has painted the standard group of eight immortals, all of them people who have lived in historical times and have acquired magical powers. Clockwise from the top, they are Lan Caihe, with a flower basket; Cao Guojiu, with castanets; Han Xiangai, with a flute; He Xian'gu, a woman who lived on mother-of-pearl powder and moonbeams; Li Tieguai, with an iron crutch; Zhongli Quan, with a scepter; Lü Dungbin, with a pill and sword; and, finally, in the center, Zhang Guolao, who holds a bamboo tube.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/10/1992 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; other |
| 10/15/1992 | Treatment | repaired |
| 12/9/1999 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 12/14/1999 | Treatment | repaired |
| 7/17/2002 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 74 1/4 x W: 41 3/4 in. (188.6 x 106.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters (?)
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.70