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Taoist immortal Taishin O Fujin
Taishin O Fujin (also known as Gyokushi in Japanese, or T'ai-chen Wang Fu-jen in Chinese) is a Taoist immortal in Chinese court robes and a tiara. The "Uzo ressen zenden" (Illustrated legends of Chinese immortals) of 1650 includes the following description: "Taichin O Fujin, also known as Gyokushi, is the daughter of Seiobo. Whenever she plays her one-stringed ch'in, a hundred birds flock to her. On occasion, she mounts a white dragon to traverse the four seas." Seiobo (Hsi Wang-mu in Chinese) was revered in China and Japan as the Queen Mother of the West, a goddess who could insure immortality and grant earthly desires.
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Provenance
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Heber Bishop
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 14 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (37.5 x 20 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.1576