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"inscription": "Inscribed in upper left corner:\n\nThe universe which has no limit \nIs all collected in the cloth bag \nAt the roadside which has no beginning or end \nOne floats up to the blue sky.",
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"title": "La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre",
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"title": "Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art",
"description": "Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13-November 6, 2022).",
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"did_you_know": "Li Tieguai is one of the Eight Daoist immortals.",
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"description": "It is said that Li Tieguai\u2019s ethereal self visited the deified Laozi but when he returned, he found that his own body was burned. He had to inhabit the corpse of a person who used a crutch to walk, and thus gained his name Tieguai\u2014the Iron Crutch.
The painting depicts Li Tieguai after he took possession of the body, with the iron staff in his hand. As Li exhales, he blows a small Li Tieguai in the air, showing the immortal\u2019s ability to send his spirit on journeys.",
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"citation": "Delacour, Catherine. La Voie du Tao: un Autre Chemin de L'e\u0302tre: Galeries Nationales, Grand Palais, 29 Mars-5 Juillet 2010. Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 2010.",
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