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| Keywords: Guo Xu album dated 1503 (3).jpg A drunken immortal in a white robe staggers home supported by a ghoulish bony figure in a loincloth The immortal is not identified by name but we can easily imagine he might someone from folklore or Daoist religious lore like Zhong Kui the legendary demon-slayer Zhong Kui was lord of the demons of hell but they often tried to steal his magical sword and boots by getting him drunk In such stories his demon helpers always ensured he got home safely Chester Beatty Library Dated 1503 Album leaf; ink and colors on paper 29 8 × 49 3 cm Shanghai Museum http //www cbl ie/china/Item aspx itemId 12 ˜Drunken immortal ™ Dublin Chester Beatty Library object history exhibition history credit line This is one of eleven paintings comprising an album <gallery> File Guo Xu album dated 1503 1 jpg ˜Fuxi the maker of men ™ File Guo Xu album dated 1503 2 jpg ˜Shennong the divine farmer ™ File Guo Xu album dated 1503 3 jpg ˜Drunken immortal ™ File Guo Xu album dated 1503 4 jpg ˜Immortal Qiu ™ File Guo Xu album dated 1503 5 jpg ˜Seeking a suitable phrase ™ File Guo Xu album dated 1503 6 jpg ˜An old lady feeds a hero ™ File Guo Xu album dated 1503 7 jpg ˜Immortal Ge spitting fire ™ File Guo Xu album dated 1503 8 jpg ˜Playing a flute riding a buffalo ™ File Guo Xu album dated 1503 9 jpg ˜Mi Fu bowing to a rock ™ File Guo Xu album dated 1503 10 jpg ˜Northern frontier ™ File Guo Xu album dated 1503 11 jpg ˜The Creation of the Milky Way ™ </gallery> accession number place of creation China during the Ming dynasty http //www cbl ie/china/ Telling Images of China exhibit Dublin Chester Beatty Library <small><small>http //www cbl ie/china/app_themes/exhibit/img/exhibits/large/img9-3 jpg direct link </small></small> PD-Art-100 Xian Taoism Demons Loincloths in art | ||||
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