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Zhang Guolao, featured on this dish, is one of the Eight Immortals and a gifted magician who was believed to know the secret arts to obtain longevity. Typically depicted as an old man and accompanied by his mule, he is the patron saint of artists. His mule is said to be magical; it can be folded up like a piece of paper to fit into a small bag. The central scene is framed by a sumptuously gold-decorated rim showing spaces reserved for landscape scenes in primarily fresh blue and green colors.
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154721
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Dish with Zhang Guolao
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154721
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object
title
Dish with Zhang Guolao
description
Zhang Guolao, featured on this dish, is one of the Eight Immortals and a gifted magician who was believed to know the secret arts to obtain longevity. Typically depicted as an old man and accompanied by his mule, he is the patron saint of artists. His mule is said to be magical; it can be folded up like a piece of paper to fit into a small bag. The central scene is framed by a sumptuously gold-decorated rim showing spaces reserved for landscape scenes in primarily fresh blue and green colors.
date
1662–1722
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79942125
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Ceramic
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import
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Diameter: 4.6 x 19.8 cm (1 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
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China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722)
accession
1989.306
Source extras
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porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel and painted gold decoration (interior) and powder blue glaze with painted decoration (exterior)
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Dish with Zhang Guolao, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel and painted gold decoration (interior) and powder blue glaze with painted decoration (exterior); diameter: 4.6 x 19.8 cm (1 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.306
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
大清康熙年製
inscription_translation
Da Qing Kangxi nianzhi (Made in the Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign)
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
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Mentioned: cat. no. 67, p. 73
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Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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2026-05-29 08:00:54.672000
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154721
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel and painted gold decoration (interior) and powder blue glaze with painted decoration (exterior)
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