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Daoist Immortal Han Xiangzi
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One of the Eight Immortals, Han Xiangzi was said to be the nephew of the famous Tang dynasty poet Han Yu (768–824). He is usually shown as a young boy holding a flute. Han is wearing a white robe decorated with peonies, hinting at his identity as the patron of florists and his legendary ability to make peonies bloom in winter. A four-clawed dragon, a decorative motif typically used for imperial nobility and certain high-ranking officials, decorates Han’s robe.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDaoist Immortal Han Xiangzi (韓湘子), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.194
