Figure of Daoist Immortal He Xiangu

A carved boxwood figure shows a seated, robed woman with an elaborate hair knot, holding a stem and resting beside a basket of flowers on a curled, lotus-like pedestal. Fine drapery folds and a calm, smiling face are rendered in warm brown wood. The base is a sculpted leaf form tinted green.

Look closer: A small basket of flowers rests on the lotus-like pedestal beside the figure's hand.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1700s

Medium

Boxwood with colored ivory base

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2662 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund