Title
Reclining figure of Zhongli Quan (Chang Lichuan)
Year/Period
Mid 17th century
Region
Dehua, Fujian province, China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 4 x 8 cm
Accession No.
2000-03431-004
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Frank and Pamela Hickley
The reclining figure here is Zhongli Quan, the first of the Daoist Eight Immortals. He typically holds a fan, although here he is depicted without one. He is the master of Lü Dongbin, another of the Eight Immortals. In Dehua pottery, the figure of Zhongli Quan is usually portrayed as a merry drinker, and is often mistaken for the poet Li Bai, who also liked to drink.
