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Source Description
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. <br><br>By the Ming dynasty the painting theme Gathering at Lanting also appeared on lacquer, jade, and porcelain. The main figure and central motif, <em>Calligrapher Wang Xizhi Watching Geese</em>, has been moved toward the upper register of the composition.
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Document identity
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147976
label
Gathering at Lanting (Orchid Pavilion)
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Source metadata
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147976
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object
title
Gathering at Lanting (Orchid Pavilion)
description
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. <br><br>By the Ming dynasty the painting theme Gathering at Lanting also appeared on lacquer, jade, and porcelain. The main figure and central motif, <em>Calligrapher Wang Xizhi Watching Geese</em>, has been moved toward the upper register of the composition.
date
1400s–1500s
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79927833
genreSpecific
Lacquer
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 48.5 x 21 cm (19 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
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China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
accession
1974.72
Source extras
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Carved cinnabar-red lacquer
tombstone
Gathering at Lanting (Orchid Pavilion) (蘭亭漆屏), 1400s–1500s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Carved cinnabar-red lacquer; overall: 48.5 x 21 cm (19 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1974.72
titleInOriginalLanguage
Purification at the Orchid Pavilion
collection
China - Ming Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
大明宣德年製
inscription_translation
Da Ming Xuande nianzhi (Made in the Ming dynasty, Xuande period)
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1
inscription
F. M. Mayer Christie's 24/5 June '74. 123
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Oval sticker on back of the panel
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2
didYouKnow
A stylized wave pattern represents water; land areas are covered in an overall diamond pattern.
citations
citation
Christie, Manson & Woods, London. <em>The Frederick M. Mayer Collection of Chinese Art</em>. June 24–25, 1974 sale. Lot 123.
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1974.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 62, no. 3 (March 1975): 62–102.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no 183, p. 103
citation
“Annual Report for 1974.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 62, no. 6 (June 1975): 175–209.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 189
citation
Williams, Marjorie. <em>Chinese Painting--an Escape from the "Dusty" World</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: fig. 27, p. 43
citation
Griswold, William, Xiaofei Tian, Richard Von Glahn, Feng Zhao, S. J. Vainker, Masaaki Itakura, Jiang Wu, et al. <em>China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta</em>. Edited by Clarissa von Spee. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 306, no. 147
creditline
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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2026-05-29 07:35:59.685000
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147976
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Chinese Art
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China - Ming Dynasty
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Carved cinnabar-red lacquer
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