id:			98676
accession number:	1918.371
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.371
updated:		2025-07-12 11:02:22.170000

Guqin made by Zhang Ruixiu of Suzhou, 1584. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Seven-string Asian long zither, chordophone, made from wood, lacquer, mother of pearl, and silk strings; overall: 4.5 x 18.1 x 123.5 cm (1 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 48 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.371

title:				Guqin made by Zhang Ruixiu of Suzhou
title in original language:	Guqin
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creation date:			1584
creation date earliest:		1584
creation date latest:		1584
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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:	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique:	Seven-string Asian long zither, chordophone, made from wood, lacquer, mother of pearl, and silk strings
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	Chinese Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 4.5 x 18.1 x 123.5 cm (1 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 48 5/8 in.)
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	inscription:	為海虞天池先生重斲/  
萬曆甲申古吳張睿脩得古桐
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Migrations of Memory—The Poetry and Power of Music
	opening date:   2021-11-19T05:00:00
	<i>Migrations of Memory—The Poetry and Power of Music</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 19, 2021-May 8, 2022).

	title:		China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta
	opening date:   2023-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10, 2023-January 7, 2024).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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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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RELATED WORKS

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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

	Peng, Wei 彭薇, and Clarissa von Spee. <em>Migrations of Memory: The Poetry and Power of Music by Chinese Artist Peng Wei in Collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>= 平沙落雁—音樂的詩意與力量: 中國藝術家彭薇與克利夫蘭藝術博物館合作. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2021.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 13
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