id:			98642
accession number:	1918.342
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.342
updated:		2025-02-15 12:46:35.187000

Heike Biwa, c. 1850. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Wood, bone, silk; overall: 92.8 x 30 cm (36 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr. 1918.342

title:				Heike Biwa
title in original language:	平家琵琶
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creation date:			c. 1850
creation date earliest:		1840
creation date latest:		1860
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creditline:			The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr.
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culture:	Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
technique:	Wood, bone, silk
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 92.8 x 30 cm (36 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Ralph King [1855-1926], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1918
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1918-
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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 82
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136230

	D. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 134-137
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136517

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