This immortal symbolizes scholastic luck and protection. Said to have been connected with the Sung Imperial family, he signifies fame and recognition.
He is sometimes represented as accompanied by a deer. Believed to be the most powerful of the Eight, he bestows wisdom. Sixth Immortal Han Hsiang Tzu Han Hsiang Tzu, is the happy immortal often shown carrying a flute, which he is usually represented as playing. He brings healing energy to the occupants. Each of the Immortals has specific iconographic markers, and a subset of them are sometimes used alone to suggest the Immortals without actually showing them.
Nearly all artistic representations including those on this page use such conventional symbols to identify each immortal. When you finish the stories, there are quizzes in which you will be able to recognize these figures in a diversity of popular art works. Two stories about their adventures together are told with wide variations, and sometimes combined. Today the expression "eight immortals cross the sea" can refer to each member of a group making a distinctive contribution to their collective success, but it can also refer to each of them being left to his own devices, or to each one working in some disarray to outshine the others.
The popular pictures often represent most of these objects as articles changed into various kinds of sea-monsters. The musical instrument was noticed by the son of the Dragon-king of the Eastern Sea. The avaricious prince conceived the idea of stealing the instrument and imprisoning the owner. The Immortals thereupon declared war, the details of which are described at length by the Chinese writers, the outcome being that the Dragon-king was utterly defeated.
After this the Eight Immortals continued their submarine exploits for an indefinite time, encountering numberless adventures.
Beneath the queen are the god of longevity high foreheadhead beside a monkey holding a tray of peaches. The deer and phoenix are each associated with longevity, and here each bears a longevity mushroom. Best Mystery Titles. Edit this Page Edit Information. This title has not been officially confirmed yet.
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