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Panel

anonymous · 1700 - 1800 · wood (plant material); email

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This panel may depict Emperor Ming Huang (712–742) on his quest to achieve immortality. One of his magicians changed a bamboo cane into a bridge to the moon, where the emperor hoped to find the elixir of life. The panel was originally made to decorate a wall. One of its owners later turned it into a fire screen.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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panel (ornament area)houder
Credit linePaneel. 1700 - 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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