Antique 1900’s HUGE 24” Chinese Buddhist Spirit Traveler 8 Immortals Holding Bat

Rare Antique 1900’s HUGE 24” Chinese Buddhist Hardwood Carving Spirit Traveler Li Tieh Kuai of The Eight Immortals Sculpture Holding Magic Bat With Glass Eyes. This is a massive sculpture and heavy measuring 2 feet tall or 24”. Overall good shape for its age there are some top layer line cracks due to age but this is a super solid sculpture over 100 years old. Corresponding to the Eighteen Lohans in Buddhism, in Daoist tradition there are the Eight Immortals. Here in this extraordinary carving, the legendary being Li Tieh Kuai is represented as a beggar leaning on an iron crutch, carrying a rolled-up straw mat under a large lotus leaf, and holding a magic bat in hand. The figure is intricately carved through in round, and sinuously dynamic in movements. His face is realistic modeled with a robust appearance, double-inlaid glass eyes gazing downward, ultra fine details that give the carving a delicately wistful presence, with spirited expression, superb pose and fluid movements.