id:			95083
accession number:	1915.618.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.618.b
updated:		2025-02-08 22:15:39.599000

Wrapper for the Tapestry Scroll 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). Silk and metal thread: tapestry weave, painted with ink and colors; warp: 76.2 cm (30 in.); weft: 93.3 cm (36 3/4 in.); overall: 55.5 x 55 cm (21 7/8 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.618.b

title:				Wrapper for the Tapestry Scroll 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:	Silk and metal thread: tapestry weave, painted with ink and colors
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: warp: 76.2 cm (30 in.); weft: 93.3 cm (36 3/4 in.); Overall: 55.5 x 55 cm (21 7/8 x 21 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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

	Wadsworth Atheneum, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, and Charles Crehore Cunningham. 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. Hartford, Conn: Wardsworth Atheneum], 1951.
	page number: 	p. 53
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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: P. 15; Mentioned: P. 14, 15.
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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. 56, fig. 11
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