Panel

anonymous, 1700 - 1800

This panel may depict Emperor Ming Huang (712–742) on his quest to achieve immortality. One of his magicians changed a bamboo cane into a bridge to the moon, where the emperor hoped to find the elixir of life. The panel was originally made to decorate a wall. One of its owners later turned it into a fire screen.

  • Artwork typehouder, panel (ornament area)
  • Object numberAK-MAK-597
  • Dimensionsheight 67.5 cm x width 67.5 cm x depth 2.3 cm x weight 11 kg

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Panel

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-597

  • Description

    Vierkant paneel versierd met email cloisonné. Het paneel heeft een Westerse houten voet, waardoor het als haardscherm kan functioneren.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    1700 - 1800

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 67.5 cm x width 67.5 cm x depth 2.3 cm x weight 11 kg

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection James L. Bowes, before or after 1884;{Note RMA.)…; collection Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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