- Carved wooden statue of Li T'ieh-Kuai (Li Tieguai) with Silver decorative inlay. Li T'ieh-Kuai is one of the 8 Taoist Immortals who came back in form of a beggar, Chinese, ca. 1880. Li Tieguai (Iron-Crutch Li) is a patron of doctors and pharmacists in Chinese tradition. He is depicted as an old beggar with a crutch and a gourd pot full of medicine, which he used to heal those who are sick or in need. His trademark crutch and gourd are still used to advertise traditional Chinese pharmacies. - See last pictures as a parallel: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co125950/statue-of-li-tieh-kuai-li-tieguai Registered shipping. Provenance/Known History: Ex. Private J.v.B. collection, The Netherlands. Collected in the early 2000's. Important information: - A declaration of authenticity by my shop is provided with this lot. - Invoices, import- and export papers etc. will not be shared with customers. - Please do not pay for a won item before you are finished bidding in the auction. The system will not be able to combine your orders into one shipping if all items aren't paid at once.