Landscape with hermits and a crane

late 18th–early 19th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 219

This sculpture exploits the otherworldly luminescence of jade to depict a landscape beyond the reach of mere mortals. In the foreground, by a rushing river, an aging scholar communes with a crane, the frequent companion of Daoists and hermit

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清中期碧玉鶴逸圖山子
Title: Landscape with hermits and a crane
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); L. 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit Line: Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939
Object Number: 39.65.22a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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