id:			98690
accession number:	1918.382
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.382
updated:		2025-08-07 18:33:54.578000

Moon Lute (Yueqin), 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Rosewood, wutong (paulownia) wood, and gut; 58.4 x 35.6 cm (23 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr. 1918.382

title:				Moon Lute (Yueqin)
title in original language:	月琴
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
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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, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
technique:	Rosewood, wutong (paulownia) wood, and gut
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	Chinese Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: 58.4 x 35.6 cm (23 x 14 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Music in Art
	opening date:   1945-10-02T05:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Music in Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2, 1945-February 4, 1946).

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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

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