id:			120823
accession number:	1941.549
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.549
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:46.563000

Axe, 1766–1045 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE). Bronze; overall: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1941.549

title:				Axe
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creation date:			1766–1045 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1766
creation date latest:		-1045
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Shang Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
	opening date:   2022-12-11T05:00:00
	<i>China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1941
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1941–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Ackerman, Phyllis. <em>Ritual Bronzes of Ancient China</em>. New York: The Dryden Press, 1945.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pl. 62
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	Prodan, Mario. <em>Chinese Art: An Introduction</em>. London: Hutchinson, 1958.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pl. 6
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	Von Spee, Clarissa. “China through the Magnifying Glass: Miniature and small objects in detail.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>vol. 62, no. 4 (December 2022): 14-16.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 14.
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IMAGES

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