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Daoism traces its origins to Laozi, a sage believed to have lived in the sixth century BC, who was the reputed author of the <em>Daode jing</em> (Classic of the Way), a fundamental text for Daoism. The interior of this dish depicts the elderly Laozi riding a buffalo. He is accompanied by three servants and is greeted by a scholarlike figure. <br> <br>This dish borrows brush and shading techniques typically employed by artists who paint on paper or silk, a development frequently seen in porcelain decoration around the 1700s.
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154733
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Dish with Laozi Riding a Water Buffalo (interior); Pavilion and Immortals in Rocky Landscape (exterior)
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object
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154733
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object
title
Dish with Laozi Riding a Water Buffalo (interior); Pavilion and Immortals in Rocky Landscape (exterior)
description
Daoism traces its origins to Laozi, a sage believed to have lived in the sixth century BC, who was the reputed author of the <em>Daode jing</em> (Classic of the Way), a fundamental text for Daoism. The interior of this dish depicts the elderly Laozi riding a buffalo. He is accompanied by three servants and is greeted by a scholarlike figure. <br> <br>This dish borrows brush and shading techniques typically employed by artists who paint on paper or silk, a development frequently seen in porcelain decoration around the 1700s.
date
1723–35
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79942164
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.)
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China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng reign (1723-35)
accession
1989.315
Source extras
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porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
tombstone
Dish with Laozi Riding a Water Buffalo (interior); Pavilion and Immortals in Rocky Landscape (exterior), 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng reign (1723-35). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); overall: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.315
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
大明成化年製
inscription_translation
Apocryphal inscription reading: Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi (Made in the Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign)
citations
citation
Sotheby's London. <em>Important Oriental Ceramics; Works of Art</em>. 28 May 1968.
page_number
p. 47, lot 123
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 63, p. 72
creditline
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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2026-05-29 08:00:51.468000
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154733
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
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