Daoist Figures, late 15th-early 16th century, Attributed to Liu Jun, Chinese, active c. 1475- c. 1505, 52 13/16 × 29 3/4 in. ( × cm) (image)79 9/16 × 34 3/4 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and color on silk, China, 15th-16th century, Three figures stand in a mountainous landscape and bid farewell to each other. Their attributes identify them as three of the Eight Immortals from the Daoist tradition. The Eight Immortals are legendary beings, each representing a different condition of life: poverty, wealth, aristocracy, low social rank, age, youth, masculinity

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