The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)

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The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖),

early 16th century

Zheng Wenlin 鄭文林, attributed to, act. 1522 - 1566
Titlepiece by Wang Jie 王杰, 1725–1805
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1946-185

Information

Title
The World of the Magic Pot (Hu tian ju le tu 壺天聚樂圖)
Dates

early 16th century

Maker
Zheng Wenlin 鄭文林 , attributed to
Titlepiece by Wang Jie 王杰
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 29.7 x 298.0 cm. (11 11/16 x 117 5/16 in.) Mount: h. 34.6 cm. (13 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1946-185
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
unsigned
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, handscrolls
Subject
figures (representations), peach trees, mythology, landscapes (representations), men

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1946 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

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