A carved and tinted Chinese ivory of Iron-Crutch Li, Li Tieguai, Qing dynasty, the Daoist Immortal in the form a beggar supported with his iron-crutch, carrying on his back a gourd bottle, a vapour cloud emanating from the gourd, midst the cloud raising a circular jewel symbolising the Immortal's soul, fitted with its original base protector and wood box, 17.8 cm high.