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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.
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120873
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Miniature Mountain with Daoist Paradise
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120873
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Miniature Mountain with Daoist Paradise
description
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.
date
1736–95
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60757178
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Jade
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Overall: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
accession
1941.594
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green jade with brown markings
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Miniature Mountain with Daoist Paradise, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Green jade with brown markings; overall: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Memorial Gift, 1941.594
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
didYouKnow
The bearded immortal is accompanied by a servant carrying a cluster of peaches, symbols of immortality.
citations
citation
Hollis, Howard. "Three Ch'ien Lung Jades." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 29, no. 8 (October 1942): 123–124.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 123–124
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www.jstor.org/stable/25141011
citation
Watson, William. <em>L'Art de l'Ancienne Chine</em>. Paris: Mazenod, 1979.
page_number
Reproduced: Pl. 162
citation
Little, Stephen. <em>Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China : the Cleveland Museum of Art, February 10-April 10, 1988 = [Chʻien Ching]. </em>Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1988.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 21, p. 48
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Anonymous Memorial Gift
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2026-05-29 06:14:13.099000
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120873
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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green jade with brown markings
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