id:			94605
accession number:	1915.110
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.110
updated:		2024-08-08 15:11:37.599000

Children at Play, 1508. Xia Kui (Chinese, active c. 1405–1445). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; painting: 62.5 x 113.7 cm (24 5/8 x 44 3/4 in.); overall with knobs: 214 x 137 cm (84 1/4 x 53 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles L. Freer 1915.110

title:				Children at Play
title in original language:	嬰戲圖
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creation date:			1508
creation date earliest:		1508
creation date latest:		1508
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creditline:			Gift of Charles L. Freer
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culture:	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique:	hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Xia Kui (Chinese, active c. 1405–1445)  - artist

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measurements: Painting: 62.5 x 113.7 cm (24 5/8 x 44 3/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 214 x 137 cm (84 1/4 x 53 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	正德三年七月夏葵寫 
[Zhengde san nian qi yue Xia Kui xie]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		A Study Exhibition of Chinese Textiles of the Ming and Ch'ing Periods
	opening date:   1947-12-12T05:00:00
	<i>A Study Exhibition of Chinese Textiles of the Ming and Ch'ing Periods</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 1947-October 9, 1948).

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Charles L. Freer [1854–1919], Detroit, MI, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1915
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1915-
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