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accession number: 1957.357
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Monster Caryatid, late 500s. China, possibly from Xiangtangshan, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577). Limestone; overall: 28 x 40 cm (11 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift 1957.357
title: Monster Caryatid
title in original language: 鬼神
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creation date: late 500s
creation date earliest: 575
creation date latest: 600
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creditline: Anonymous Gift
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culture: China, possibly from Xiangtangshan, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577)
technique: Limestone
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Southern Dynasties
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 28 x 40 cm (11 x 15 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
opening date: 1975-09-24T04:00:00
Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'The Arts of China from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (February 27–April 10, 1983).', 'opening_date': '1983-02-27T05:00:00Z'}
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PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?–1957
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1957–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Weisberg, Gabriel P. and H. W. Janson. Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.
page number: cat. no. 100
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Watson, William. L'art de l'ancienne Chine. Paris: Mazenod, 1979.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: pl. 388, p. 415
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Xu, Jin. "Monsters on an Imperial Stone Base: Reconstructing Seven Stone Panels from Xiangtangshan." Orientations 55, no. 1 (January/February 2024): 12–20.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 12–13, fig. 2
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