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
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
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
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