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Source Description
This multicolored dish is decorated with the sacred isle, also seen on the exterior of the blue-and-white dish nearby. A pavilion emerges amid rising and falling waves, a symbol of constant transformation and change. Above the waves are mysterious clouds, symbolizing the cosmic vital energy (<em>qi</em>) that animates all things and beings on earth in Daoism. The interior of the dish also shows cranes carrying sticks in their beaks, a motif that symbolizes longevity. Cranes carrying sticks above a pavilion in the sea express the wish “May you live to a ripe old age (<em>haiwu tianchou</em>; 海屋添籌).”
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134226
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Plate with Isle of the Immortals
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134226
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object
title
Plate with Isle of the Immortals
description
This multicolored dish is decorated with the sacred isle, also seen on the exterior of the blue-and-white dish nearby. A pavilion emerges amid rising and falling waves, a symbol of constant transformation and change. Above the waves are mysterious clouds, symbolizing the cosmic vital energy (<em>qi</em>) that animates all things and beings on earth in Daoism. The interior of the dish also shows cranes carrying sticks in their beaks, a motif that symbolizes longevity. Cranes carrying sticks above a pavilion in the sea express the wish “May you live to a ripe old age (<em>haiwu tianchou</em>; 海屋添籌).”
date
1723–35
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80026728
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)
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China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35)
accession
1956.709
Source extras
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porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels
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Plate with Isle of the Immortals, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35). Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels; diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection, 1956.709
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
大清雍正年製
inscription_translation
Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi (Made in the Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign)
citations
citation
Little, Stephen. <em>Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China: the Cleveland Museum of Art, February 10-April 10, 1988</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1988.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 22, color plate 18
citation
Delacour, Catherine. <em>La Voie Du Tao: Un Autre Chemin de L’être: Galeries Nationales, Grand Palais, 29 Mars-5 Juillet 2010</em>. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 2010.
page_number
Comparable Material. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 32, pp. 186–187
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The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection
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2026-05-29 06:52:27.132000
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134226
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels
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