Gathering at Lanting (Orchid Pavilion)

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Gathering at Lanting (Orchid Pavilion)

Date
1400s–1500s
Medium
Carved cinnabar-red lacquer
Culture
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
147976

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This lacquer panel, perhaps part of a piece of furniture, depicts the Gathering at Lanting in 353 CE that took place during the Spring Purification Festival, a day spent traditionally outside in nature. Here, cups of wine are set afloat on a winding stream as part of a poetry competition among the attendants. By the Ming dynasty the painting theme Gathering at Lanting also appeared on lacquer, jade, and porcelain. The main figure and central motif, Calligrapher Wang Xizhi Watching Geese , has been moved toward the upper register of the composition. A stylized wave pattern represents water; land areas are covered in an overall diamond pattern.

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Credit line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Provenance
?–1974: Frederick M. Mayer [1899–1974], New York, NY, consigned to Christie's for sale | June 24–25, 1974: (Christie's, London, England, June 24–25, 1974 sale, lot no. 123, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1974–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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