Skip to main content
IN invisible network
Moments
Watch
  • TV
  • Stations
  • Films
  • News
  • Comedy
  • Anime
  • Sports
Listen
  • Music
  • Radio
  • Podcasts
Read & look
  • Books
  • Print
  • Art
Play
  • Games
  • Karaoke
Learn
MoreMenu
  • Moments
  • Watch
    • TV
    • Stations
    • Films
    • News
    • Comedy
    • Anime
    • Sports
  • Listen
    • Music
    • Radio
    • Podcasts
  • Read & look
    • Books
    • Print
    • Art
  • Play
    • Games
    • Karaoke
  • Learn
The sculpture depicts a standing figure of a man wearing intricate traditional attire with vibrant colors such as black, green, yellow, pink, and white. The figure's clothing is richly decorated, featuring floral motifs and colorful patterns. The headgear is pink and green with a striped pattern, and the sculpture includes a prominent long beard. The material is likely ceramic with glazed colors for a lustrous finish. The figure appears life-like in proportion, holding a paper-like scroll in one hand.

Figure of a Daoist Deity

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Kangxi period, 1662/1722 · porcelain with famille jaune and famille noire enamels on the biscuit

National Gallery of Art · Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

About this work
› 1 of 1,421,182 Browse the collections Include works for adults Window mode follows your eyes with your camera, in this browser only: no picture or position leaves your device. Exit gallery

Invisible Network

Moments

Watch

  • TV
  • Stations
  • Films
  • News
  • Comedy
  • Anime
  • Sports

Listen

  • Music
  • Radio
  • Podcasts

Read & look

  • Books
  • Print
  • Art

Play

  • Games
  • Karaoke

Learn

About & Legal Where we operate Copyright Accessibility Privacy Settings Energy Telemetry
0:00