Daoist Immortal Laozi, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1438, China, Gilt brass; lost-wax cast, H. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Sculpture, Chen Yanqing (active 15th century), The full beard helps to identify this figure as Laozi (also known as the Celestial Worthy of the Way and Its Virtue), the author of the seminal Daoist text the Daodejing (The Way and Its Power). Daoism, a term used to define an amalgamation of beliefs and practices that includes metaphysical and philosophical speculations as well as more mundane attempts to achieve immortality, can be traced to the sixth century B
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Daoist Immortal Laozi, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, dated 1438, China, Gilt brass, lost-wax cast, H, 7 1/2, 19 cm, W, 4 3/4, 12, D, 2, Sculpture, Chen Yanqing, active 15th century, full, beard, helps, identify, figure, Laozi, Celestial Worthy, Way, Virtue, author, seminal Daoist, text, Daodejing, Power, Daoism, term, define, amalgamation, beliefs, practices, includes metaphysical, philosophical speculations, well, mundane attempts, achieve immortality, traced, sixth, B
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