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Liu Haichan with a Toad

1644–1911

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
pale green and brown mottled jade
Overall: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Anonymous Gift 1952.568
Location: Not on view

Description

Liu Haichan is a Daoist immortal sometimes included among the Eight Immortals. 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.
  • ?–1952
    Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art by exchange
    1952–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “Chinese Carved Jades.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 41, no. 4 (April 1954): 67–71. www.jstor.org
    The Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami. Jade: East and West. Coral Gables, FL: Lowe Art Museum, 1980. cat. 61, p. 14
  • Jade: East and West. Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL (organizer) (January 25-March 2, 1980).
    Chinese Jade. University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (organizer) (November 30, 1962-February 3, 1963).
    The Arts of the T'ang Dynasty. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (organizer) (January 8-February 17, 1957).
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