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Daoist Immortal Zhongli Quan

鍾離權

1662–1722
(1662-1722)
porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration
Overall: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.193
Location: not on view
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This porcelain figure represents Zhongli Quan as a scholar. He is wearing a scholar’s hat and carries a scroll on his back. He holds a fan that, according to legend, could bring the dead to life. Thus, he also bears the auspicious meaning of longevity. On his bare belly, the potter painted a qilin, a mythical auspicious creature that turns his head to the sun. The same design in different colors also decorates his back.

Daoist Immortal Zhongli Quan

1662–1722

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722)

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