Cleveland Museum of Art

Daoist Immortal Han Xiangzi

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: 140201

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One of the Eight Immortals, Han Xiangzi was said to be the nephew of the famous Tang dynasty poet Han Yu (768–824). He is usually shown as a young boy holding a flute. Han is wearing a white robe decorated with peonies, hinting at his identity as the patron of florists and his legendary ability to make peonies bloom in winter. A four-clawed dragon, a decorative motif typically used for imperial nobility and certain high-ranking officials, decorates Han’s robe.

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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