id: 150902
accession number: 1982.29.1
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Li Tieguai, 1300s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 100.5 x 38.4 cm (39 9/16 x 15 1/8 in.); overall with knobs: 182 x 59.2 cm (71 5/8 x 23 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1982.29.1
title: Li Tieguai
title in original language: 李鐵拐
series:
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creation date: 1300s
creation date earliest: 1300
creation date latest: 1399
current location:
creditline: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
technique: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
department: Chinese Art
collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type: Painting
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CREATORS
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measurements: Image: 100.5 x 38.4 cm (39 9/16 x 15 1/8 in.); Overall with knobs: 182 x 59.2 cm (71 5/8 x 23 5/16 in.)
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inscription: Inscribed in upper left corner:
The universe which has no limit/
Is all collected in the cloth bag/
At the roadside which has no beginning or end/
One floats up to the blue sky.
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remark:
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre
opening date: 2010-03-29T00:00:00
La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (March 29-July 5, 2010).
title: Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art (Chinese art rotation)
opening date: 2022-05-13T04:00:00
Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art (Chinese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13-November 6, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Katsuhiro Kobayashi, Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?–1982
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1982–
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fun fact:
Li Tieguai is one of the Eight Daoist immortals.
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wall description:
It is said that Li Tieguai’s 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—the 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’s ability to send his spirit on journeys.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Delacour, Catherine. La Voie du Tao: un Autre Chemin de L'être : Galeries Nationales, Grand Palais, 29 Mars-5 Juillet 2010. Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 2010.
page number: Mentioned: p. 282; Reproduced: p. 283, cat. no. 73.1
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IMAGES
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