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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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Document identity
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5879
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Taoist immortal Taishin O Fujin
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5879
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title
Taoist immortal Taishin O Fujin
description
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.
provenance
Heber Bishop
date
Ca. 1870s (meiji)
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CC0
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en
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okimono
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1
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1
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cm
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37.5
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20
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Overall: 14 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (37.5 x 20 cm)
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Momose Shigesato chu; [Translation] Cast by Momose Shigesato
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bronze
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5815
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none
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none
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0
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photo
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