Daoist Immortal, probably Laozi (老子), Five Dynasties period (907–60), 10th century, China, High-leaded bronze, H. 9 1/2 in. (24

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Daoist Immortal, probably Laozi (老子), Five Dynasties period (907–60), 10th century, China, High-leaded bronze, H. 9 1/2 in. ( cm); W. 4 1/2 in. ( cm), Sculpture, This sculpture epitomizes the merging of religious and secular imagery in later Chinese Buddhist sculpture. With his shaven head and elongated earlobes, the figure resembles a luohan (one of the Indian disciples of the Buddha), but his refined facial features, dignified posture, long-sleeved robe, and pointed shoes—all attributes associated with Confucian scholar-officials—identify him unmistakably as a youthful monk

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