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Dehua: Statuette of Master Daoji
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Dehua: Statuette of Master Daoji
CHINA, Fujian, Quanzhou; Dated 1986; By Ke Hongrong; Porcelain; H: 15 cm; Dehua Ceramics Museum, Fujian, China
Master Daoji, more commonly known as Ji Gong, was a monk during the Song dynasty (960-1279). Due to his eccentric behavior, he acquired the nickname Crazy Ji.
In this Dehua work, Master Daoji is portrayed as a wild yet wise monk with a high forehead, bushy eyebrows, sunken eyes, a bulbous nose, and a wide grin. His upper body is bare with a robe around both shoulders. He wears slippers and a simple dhoti down to his knees as he leans on tree roots with his legs crossed and his hands behind his head. At his waist, there is a flask in the shape of a gourd. |
