id:			95081
accession number:	1915.618
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.618
updated:		2025-02-08 22:15:38.587000

Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Handscroll, silk: tapestry weave; ink and colors; silk: embroidery; overall: 273 x 29.6 x 34.5 cm (107 1/2 x 11 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.618

title:				Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers
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creation date:			1736–95
creation date earliest:		1736
creation date latest:		1795
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
technique:	Handscroll, silk: tapestry weave; ink and colors; silk: embroidery
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 273 x 29.6 x 34.5 cm (107 1/2 x 11 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.)
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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:		K'o-ssu: Chinese Silk Tapestry
	opening date:   1971-03-24T05:00:00
	<i>K'o-ssu: Chinese Silk Tapestry</i>. China House Gallery, New York City, NY (organizer) (March 24-May 27, 1971).

	title:		The Splendor of Chinese Silk – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
	opening date:   2018-02-05T05:00:00
	<i>The Splendor of Chinese Silk – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 5-August 12, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving</em>. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).', 'opening_date': '1951-12-07T05:00:00Z'}

* {'description': '<em>Arts of China from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Mansfield, OH (February 27-April 10, 1983).', 'opening_date': '1983-02-27T05:00:00Z'}

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PROVENANCE

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

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CITATIONS

	Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme and Charles Crehore Cunningham. <em>2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving: A Loan Exhibition: Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Dec. 7, 1951 to Jan. 27, 1952; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27, 1952 to Mar. 25, 1952</em>. Hartford, CT: Wardsworth Atheneum, 1951.
	page number: 	p. 5, cat. no. 143
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	Spee, Clarissa von. "From the Silk Road to the Imperial Court: Chinese Textiles in the Cleveland Museum of Art." <em>Arts of Asia</em> 48, no. 3 (May-June 2018): 50–56.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 55, fig. 10
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	von Spee, Clarissa. "Clear and Muddy Water: Rediscovering a Chinese imperial tapestry scroll.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> vol. 58. no. 3 (May/June 2018): 14-15.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 14-15.
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