Lu Dongbin

Also known as Lu Tung Pin, Lu Dongbin is the patriarch and most important of the Chinese Eight Immortals known for his fighting abilities. He carries a magic two-edged sword, known as the Devil-slaying sabre (chan yao kua) or demon-slaying sword and a fly whisk he uses to fly to the heavens or walk on clouds. He is dressed as a scholar, and honored for his scholarly attributes. He is believed to have been an actual person living from 755 – 805 AD, and is the patron saint of barbers and also worshipped by scholars who credit him with writing the kong kuo ge, a table or code of merits and demerits that serves as a guide for morality and is thus called the god of the Ink makers, Lu zu.

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    Antique Lu Dongbin, One of the Eight Chinese Immortals, China, (16009BKEM) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $4,500.00.Current price is: $3,825.00.
      H: 32″ W: 9″ D: 8″  | CALL AT 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING COST

    Lu Dongbin is the most celebrated of the Chinese Eight Immortals. In this large and impressive 17-18th century carving he holds a magical whisk which he uses to heal the sick and ride through the clouds, seen symbolically on his chest. Associated with medicine and the Elixir of Life and Immortality he has protective power over evil spirits  Images like this were placed in Taoist temples in towns and villages and many grottoes are dedicated to him on the sacred mountains of China.

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    Antique/Vintage Porcelain Immortal Lu Dongbin, Chinese Republic (17035WRK) $295

    Original price was: $295.00.Current price is: $250.75.
    Ht: 10”  W: 3.25”  D: 3.25” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This polychrome vintage Chinese Republic porcelain figurine represents the most famous and colorful of the Taoist Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin. He holds his fly whisk at his cheek, a traditional symbol of one who can fly at will. His face has a sweet benign smile with a long beard extending to his waist. He stands on a base with green and black swirling cloud forms indicating his ability to fly. He wears the robes of a Taoist sage in richly painted colors. The figure is in excellent condition and dates to the Chinese Republic Period circa 1920-1940.

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    Antique/Vintage Porcelain Taoist Immortal Lu Dongbin, Chinese Republic (17034GRK) $295

    Original price was: $295.00.Current price is: $250.75.
    Ht: 9.75” W: 3.5” D: 3.5” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This colorful Chinese Republic porcelain is the most popular of the Eight Immortals Lu Dongbin, who symbolizes immortality and long life. Dressed as a scholar, his beard is pushed to the side as he is in motion riding waves to show his magical powers. He holds a fly whisk which, along with the sword he often carries, are personal auspicious symbols. The most colorful of the immortals, he is worshipped by for his medical prowess and by scholars in homes and temples.

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    Song Dynnasty Tile of Immortal with Firecracker, China (5515LEM) $495

    Original price was: $495.00.Current price is: $420.75.
    H: 7” W: 5” D: 2.75” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    This Song earthenware tile depicts the legendary scholar, poet and alchemist Taoist deity Lu Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals, who sought to discover the elixir of immortality and used charms still used in Chinese homes to prevent illness and ward off evil. He and his fly whisk are auspicious symbols of longevity and a wish for immortality.

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