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Liu Hai, Ming dynasty The Daoist immortal, Liu Hai (also known as Liu Haichan), is a
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, with one seal trimmed off on the popular Chinese god of wealth. In this work, the seated adept is
edge. playing with the three-legged toad on his knee. Nearby a full basket
58 3/4 x 39in (99 x 149.2cm) of auspicious objects and a string of coins attached to a double
gourd wine bottle lay on the foreground. The depiction of Liu Hai
$10,000 - 15,000 here exemplifies the long history of associating the god with those
assigned visual symbols: a three-legged toad and a string of coins.
佚名 劉海戯蟾圖 絹本設色 立軸 明代
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