Cleveland Museum of Art
Daoist Immortal Zhongli Quan
- Date
- 1662–1722
- Medium
- porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration
- Culture
- China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 140200
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
This porcelain figure represents Zhongli Quan as a scholar. He is wearing a scholar’s hat and carries a scroll on his back. He holds a fan that, according to legend, could bring the dead to life. Thus, he also bears the auspicious meaning of longevity. On his bare belly, the potter painted a qilin , a mythical auspicious creature that turns his head to the sun. The same design in different colors also decorates his back.
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- Credit line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
- Provenance
- John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, by descent to Severance Millikin | ?–1964: Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1964–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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