Chinese Pottery Figure - Li T'ieh-kuai
February 2013 Auction by Far East Asian Art

Chinese glazed pottery figure of Li T'ieh-kuai or LI Tie Guai - "Iron-crutch Li", who always carries a crutch and a gourd; he is the emblem of the sick. Li T'ieh-kuai is the Sage of Magician and the Patron of the Sick. Li T'ieh-kuai is said to have had magic powers and left his body to explore the celestial sphere. Once his servant thought he was dead because he was absent much longer than usual, and buried his body...