晚明清初 掐絲琺瑯海屋添籌圖盆|Basin with scene of Daoist immortals
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17th century · Cloisonné enamel · Asian Art
On this large six-lobed basin, an immortal and his attendants float on multicolored clouds above a misty island temple. Dressed in yellow, the central figure is playing pitch-pot (touhu) by throwing arrows into a vase on the terrace below. The colorful and complex composition and the use of clouds warp the viewer’s sense of perspective and create an otherworldly feel befitting the Daoist subject.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 17th century
- Medium
- Cloisonné enamel
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Edward G. Kennedy, 1929
