4) Lü Dong-bin (with fly-wisk and sword)
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4) Lü Dong-bin (with fly-wisk and sword) |
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China Eight Immortal Daoists Ivory, c. 1900 17-1/4" H by 4" W by 3-1/4" D Gift of the James P. Whiterow Family 1984: 13.4
Lü Dong-bin was an 8th-century scholar who learned the secrets of Daoism from Zhuang lin Quan. His attribute, the sword, allowed him to travel the earth slaying dragons and fighting evil. |
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