id:			122312
accession number:	1942.618
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Offering Container in Form of Alms Bowl, 1700s or later. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Jade; overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.618

title:				Offering Container in Form of Alms Bowl
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creation date:			1700s or later
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1911
current location:		
creditline:			Bequest of John L. Severance
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
technique:	jade
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Jade
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measurements: Overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
	opening date:   1942-11-12T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: The Floral Motif in Art
	opening date:   1947-07-29T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: The Floral Motif in Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29-September 30, 1947).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1942
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1942–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 76, cat. no. 211; Reproduced: p. [77], Plate XXXVI, cat. no. 211
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n80

	Hollis, Howard. “Department of Oriental Art: Chinese Ceramics and Jades.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 29, no. 9 (November 1942): 150–157.
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	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25141018

	Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan [National Palace Museum = 國立故宮博物院]. <em>Hai wai yi zhen, Yuqi</em>. [海外遺珎, 玉噐 = Chinese art in overseas collections, jade.] Zhonghua min guo Taibei Shi Shilin qu: Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan, 1986.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pl. 113
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