Guo_Xu_album_dated_1503_(3).jpg

Summary

Artist

Guo Xu (1456–c.1529)

Object type

Description

A drunken immortal in a white robe staggers home, supported by a ghoulish, bony figure in a loincloth. The immortal is not identified by name, but we can easily imagine he might someone from folklore or Daoist religious lore like Zhong Kui, the legendary demon-slayer. Zhong Kui was lord of the demons of hell, but they often tried to steal his magical sword and boots, by getting him drunk. In such stories, his demon helpers always ensured he got home safely.

— Chester Beatty Library

Date

Dated 1503

Medium

Album leaf; ink and colors on paper

Dimensions

29.8 × 49.3 cm

Collection

Shanghai Museum

	Native name	上海博物馆
	Location	Shanghai
	Coordinates	31° 13′ 49″ N, 121° 28′ 14″ E
	Established	1952
	Website	http://www.shanghaimuseum.net/en/
	Authority file	: Q1051293 VIAF : 136410010 ISNI : 000000012164898X LCCN : nr91021127 SUDOC : 099063700 J9U : 987007415649605171 WorldCat

Place of creation

China during the Ming dynasty

Notes

This is one of eleven paintings comprising an album.

‘Fuxi, the maker of men’
‘Shennong, the divine farmer’
‘Drunken immortal’
‘Immortal Qiu’
‘Seeking a suitable phrase’
‘An old lady feeds a hero’
‘Immortal Ge spitting fire’
‘Playing a flute, riding a buffalo’
‘Mi Fu bowing to a rock’
‘Northern frontier’
‘The Creation of the Milky Way’

References

‘Drunken immortal’ . Telling Images of China (2010 exhibit). Dublin: Chester Beatty Library.

Source/Photographer

‘Drunken immortal’ . Telling Images of China (2010 exhibit). Dublin: Chester Beatty Library.
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