id:			150903
accession number:	1982.29.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.29.2
updated:		2022-06-21 09:01:04.341000

Liu Haichan, 1300s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 105 x 38 cm (41 5/16 x 14 15/16 in.); overall with knobs: 182.8 x 59.1 cm (71 15/16 x 23 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1982.29.2

title:				Liu Haichan
title in original language:	劉海蟾
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			1300s
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1399
current location:		240A Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy
creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
copyright:			

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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
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Image: 105 x 38 cm (41 5/16 x 14 15/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 182.8 x 59.1 cm (71 15/16 x 23 1/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Inscribed in upper right corner:

The old tree has its green shrouded in mist
In the depth of the mountain the moon is bright
By no means could the eyes of the dusty world
Understand these particular feelings.

Shan-yüeh tao-jen
[seal] Shan-yüeh (?)
	translation:	
	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
	<i>La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre</i>. 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
	<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

	(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: 
Because the immortal Liu Haichan is usually depicted with bangs, his eponym, liúhǎi 劉海, means "bangs" in Chinese.

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wall description: 
Liu Haichan is a Daoist immortal sometimes included in the Eight Immortals. He is often shown as a young man wearing bangs across his forehead. He was said to have lived during the Five Dynasties period (907–979) and left his position as a grand councilor to become a hermit. Usually depicted carrying a string of coins and accompanied by a three-legged toad, Liu Haichan became a god of wealth and his toad symbolizes wealth as well. In this scroll, Liu is teasing the three-legged toad with a string of coins tied to his waist
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Delacour, Catherine.<em> La Voie du Tao: un Autre Chemin de L'être : Galeries Nationales, Grand Palais, 29 Mars-5 Juillet 2010</em>. Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 2010.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 280; Reproduced: p. 281, cat. no. 72.2
	url:		

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IMAGES

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