id:			134226
accession number:	1956.709
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.709
updated:		2022-09-10 10:18:38.691000

Plate with Isle of the Immortals, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35). Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels; diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection 1956.709

title:				Plate with Isle of the Immortals
title in original language:	
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creation date:			1723–35
creation date earliest:		1723
creation date latest:		1735
current location:		240A Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy
creditline:			The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35)
technique:	porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	大清雍正年製
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China
	opening date:   1988-02-10T05:00:00
	<i>Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-April 10, 1988).

	title:		Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art (Chinese art rotation)
	opening date:   2022-05-13T04:00:00
	<i>Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art (Chinese art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13-November 6, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Fanny Tewksbury King [1867–1949], Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1956
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1956–
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wall description: 
This multicolored dish is decorated with the sacred isle, also seen on the exterior of the blue-and-white dish nearby. A pavilion emerges amid rising and falling waves, a symbol of constant transformation and change. Above the waves are mysterious clouds, symbolizing the cosmic vital energy (<em>qi</em>) that animates all things and beings on earth in Daoism. The interior of the dish also shows cranes carrying sticks in their beaks, a motif that symbolizes longevity. Cranes carrying sticks above a pavilion in the sea express the wish “May you live to a ripe old age (<em>haiwu tianchou</em>; 海屋添籌).”
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Little, Stephen. <em>Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China: the Cleveland Museum of Art, February 10-April 10, 1988</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1988.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 22, color plate 18
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IMAGES

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