Miniature Mountain with Daoist Paradise

Cleveland Museum of Art

Miniature Mountain with Daoist Paradise

Date
1736–95
Medium
green jade with brown markings
Culture
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
120873

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Sizable jade boulders of mountainous landscapes were carved to represent the search for the paradise or immortals' dwellings in the mountains. This Daoist theme has fired the Chinese imagination throughout history. Believed to have spiritual and magical properties, jade has long been used in tombs and intended for preserving the corporeal body and the soul in the quest for eternity. It is recorded that Daoist practitioners drank morning dews with scraps of jade as an elixir of immortality. The bearded immortal is accompanied by a servant carrying a cluster of peaches, symbols of immortality.

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Credit line
Anonymous Memorial Gift
Provenance
1941-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh

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  • Representative object from the topic Jade Vessel Collection
    Jade Vessel Collection

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