Identity area
Reference code
CPC/1/Z/2
Title
Liu Hai playing with the toad
Date(s)
- nd [c1980] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 piece
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
AC 602
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Liu Hai is a fabled 10th-century Chinese alchemist who learned the secret of immortanity from the Golden Toad or Money Toad (金蝉 or 蟾蜍).This print shows the demigod with the legged money-producing toad. Woodblock print, likely recent copy made of old blocks.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Chinese
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
560mm x 434mm