id:			130084
accession number:	1952.480
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.480
updated:		2023-03-20 14:14:10.403000

Horse, 1600s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Jade; overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift 1952.480

title:				Horse
title in original language:	馬
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			1600s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1699
current location:		
creditline:			Anonymous Gift
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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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)
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support materials:


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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Meaning of Nature in Chinese Art
	opening date:   1954-04-09T05:00:00
	<i>Meaning of Nature in Chinese Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-June 1, 1954).

	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

	Mrs. Dudley S. [Elizabeth Bingham] Blossom [1881–1970], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1952
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1952–
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fun fact:
The white jade surface of the horse has been brightly polished, but portions of the original stone's "skin" remain on the base and below the head.

digital description:


wall description:
In China, access to political power was granted to those who passed the civil service examinations, a system that offered official service only at a high level of education. Chinese literati-officials whose daily routine was administrative work in an office, enjoyed precious objects on their writing desks that offered distraction and demonstrated good taste. By the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, these utensils of the literati studio became also collectibles and were treasured as artworks.<br><br>Desk objects included paper weights; seals and seal paste boxes; brush rests, wrist rests and brush holders; water droppers, ink cakes, miniature mountains, and albums, all ranging in material from jade, gilt bronze, lacquer, and wood to porcelain.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “Chinese Carved Jades.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 41, no. 4 (April 1954): 67–71.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 67
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141956

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