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Daoist Immortal Zhongli Quan
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About this work
This porcelain figure represents Zhongli Quan as a scholar. He is wearing a scholar’s hat and carries a scroll on his back. He holds a fan that, according to legend, could bring the dead to life. Thus, he also bears the auspicious meaning of longevity. On his bare belly, the potter painted a qilin , a mythical auspicious creature that turns his head to the sun. The same design in different colors also decorates his back.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDaoist Immortal Zhongli Quan (鍾離權), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.193
