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Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Daoist Immortal Han Xiangzi
1662–1722
(1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722)
Overall: 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.)
Location: Not on view
Description
One of the Eight Immortals, Han Xiangzi was said to be the nephew of the famous Tang dynasty poet Han Yu (768–824). He is usually shown as a young boy holding a flute. Han is wearing a white robe decorated with peonies, hinting at his identity as the patron of florists and his legendary ability to make peonies bloom in winter. A four-clawed dragon, a decorative motif typically used for imperial nobility and certain high-ranking officials, decorates Han’s robe.- John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, by descent to Severance Millikin?–1964Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1964–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. Mentioned: p. 75, no. 78
- Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13-November 6, 2022).The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1964.194