Zhongli Quan Crossing the Ocean 鍾離權過海圖
Zhao Qi 趙麒 1368–1644
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- Artiste
- Zhao Qi
- Nom en chinois
- 趙麒
- Biographie
- Zhao Qi (active early 1500s) was a Ming dynasty court painter.
- Date
- 1368–1644
- Période
- Chine, dynastie des Ming (1368–1644)
- Format
- Rouleau suspendu (立軸)
- Technique
- Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- Image: 135 x 57.5 cm (53 1/8 x 22 5/8 in.); Overall: 233 x 71.6 cm (91 3/4 x 28 3/16 in.); with knobs: 233 x 77.5 cm (91 3/4 x 30 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 1976.13
- Provenance
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Ce qu'en dit le musée
Here, Zhongli Quan is crossing the ocean. He is one of the Eight Immortals (baxian), a group of popular Daoist figures who understood the way of life and could transform into otherworldly beings. Zhongli Quan is usually depicted as a scholar with a big belly seen through his partially open robe. The artist used expressive brushwork to depict the immortal’s fluttering robe and the roaring waves, skillfully creating a sense of movement.This scroll may have been one of a set depicting the Eight Immortals. Although the painting has no signature or seal, its style supports an attribution to the Ming dynasty painter Zhao Qi.
Notice de The Cleveland Museum of Art, fiche de l'œuvre.
Le saviez-vous ?
Zhongli Quan wears a girdle of leaves, a common Daoist immortal-recluse attribute.
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