id:			95011
accession number:	1915.561
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.561
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:10.248000

Sakyamuni Preaching: A Votive Stele, c. 565 BCE. China, Northern Dynasties period (386–581 CE), Northern Zhou (557-581). Serpentinite; average: 13.7 x 9.9 x 5.3 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.561

title:				Sakyamuni Preaching: A Votive Stele
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creation date:			c. 565 BCE
creation date earliest:		-560
creation date latest:		-570
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	China, Northern Dynasties period (386–581 CE), Northern Zhou (557-581)
technique:	Serpentinite
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Zhou Dynasty
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Average: 13.7 x 9.9 x 5.3 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages
	opening date:   2000-07-16T00:00:00
	<i>Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages</i>. Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL (organizer) (July 16, 2000-January 14, 2001).

	title:		China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
	opening date:   2022-12-11T05:00:00
	<i>China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, Cleveland, OH, sold 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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Perkins, Larry David. <em>Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages</em>. Gainesville, Fla: University of Florida, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, 2000.
	page number: 	Reproduced: fig. 28 (center), pp. 26 and 73
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