Laozi Delivering the Daodejing

Object Details

• Artist

  Traditionally attributed to Li Gonglin (傳)李公麟 (ca. 1049-1106)

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Old Tales Retold: Narrative in Chinese Painting (April 20 to October 20, 2013)

  Daoism in the Arts in China (December 16, 2006 to July 1, 2007)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1500s, 1600s

• Name

  Li, Gonglin

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Baimiao style, Daoism, Laozi, Chinese Art, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings