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Genii Gama Sennin and Tekkai Sennin, Second half of the16th cen Artist: Motonobu, Kano, (Workshop) (1476-1559)Genii Gama Sennin and Tekkai Sennin, Second half of the16th cen.. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Lao-Tzu, ancient Chinese philosopher and inspiration of Taoism, late 19th century. Lao-Tzu (fl 6th century BC) riding a buffalo
Fahua jar with openwork design showing the Eight Daoist Immortals, c1550. A porcelain jar dating from The Ming Period (1368-1644) of Jiangxi China, from The Eumorfopoulos collection
The Three Sake-tasters, c1700 (1886). Burlesque of an ancient picture typifying the three religions, Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. From an engraving after Okumura Masanobu
The Rishi Li Tieh-kwai despatching his spirit to the Mountains of the Immortals, 17th century, (1886)The Rishi Li Tieh-kwai dispatching his spirit to the Mountains of the Immortals, 17th century, (1886). Kano School. From a picture after Kano Tanyu. From the Wa-kan meihitsu gwa yei
The Temple of Heaven, Peking, c1890. Artist: LaplanteThe Temple of Heaven, Peking, c1890. Building in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XIII, (Virtue & Co Limited)
The Taoist Immortal, Zhang Guolao, Chinese Ivory, Ming Dynasty, 17th century. Zhang Guo, better known as Zhang Guolao, is a Chinese mythological figure
The Taoist Immortal, Han Xiangzi, Ming Dynasty, 17th century. Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon, often depicted carrying a dizi (Chinese flute)
The Taoist Immortal, Chung Li Ch Uan, Chinese Ivory, Ming Dynasty, 17th century. Chung-Li Ch uan. revives the souls of the dead with a wave of his fan
Chinese carving, Mountain with Daoist Immortals examing Ying Yang Diagram, 18th century. Quing Dynasty made of Bamboo root
Taoist Hermit, Chinese folk art, c1800. Made of wood
Chinese Bronze, A Taoist Emperor
Chinese Jade, Representation of Taoist Sacred Mountain with Hermits Hut, c1636-1912. Symbolised the retreat aspect of Taoism. Chi ing Dynasty
Chinese Jade Lion, symbolises energy for Taoists
The Chinese Star-god of Longevity. Shou-lao. Shou Lao is the three Daoist Gods of Fu (Good fortune) Lu (Prosperity) Shou (Longevity), who usually has a very prominent forehead
Chinese Bronze Cosmic Mirror, 2nd-3rd century. Taoist Symbolism; Centre shows 4 animals of Direction, then 12 Calendric animals of the Zodiac, then 28 Constellations and a Taoist inscription
Taoist Symbol in arrow shape, with trigrams of the I-Ching, Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220. The PI (heaven) and Tsung (Earth) with trigrams from the Book of Changes
Chinese Stoneware, Seated Daoist Deity, Ming Dynasty, 16th century. British Museum
Statuette Chinese of Kuan-Yin, 17th centuryChinese statuette of Kuan-Yin, the Taoist goddess of mercy, with some of the eight Taoist immortals, with biscuit and enamel decoration. From the British Museums collection, 17th century
Soapstone Chinese statuette of Kuan-ti, 17th centuryCh ing dynasty soapstone statuette of Kuan-ti, a god of war, from the British Museums collection, 17th century
Soapstone Chinese statuette of Shou-lao, 17th centuryCh ing dynasty soapstone statuette of Shou-lao, a god of longevity, with a crane and a deer, both emblems of immortality. From the British Museums collection, 17th century
A porcelain figure of Kuan-ti, a war-god, 17th centuryA glazed porcelain figure of Kuan-ti, a Taoist war deity. From the period of K ang His, currently in the Victoria and Albert Museums collection, 17th century