id:			135020
accession number:	1957.70
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.70
updated:		2023-05-23 11:06:50.723000

Bird feeder, 960–1279. China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Glazed reddish-brown stoneware, Guan ware; diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.); overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1957.70

title:				Bird feeder
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creation date:			960–1279
creation date earliest:		960
creation date latest:		1279
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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culture:	China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
technique:	Glazed reddish-brown stoneware, Guan ware
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Song Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.); Overall: 3.5 cm (1 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

	(Frank Caro [1904–1980], New York, NY, sold 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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wall description:
Walking small birds in bamboo cages furnished with precious porcelain feeders is a traditional leisure time pursuit of elderly men in China.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Beurdeley, Michel. T<em>he Chinese Collector Through the Centuries, from the Han to the 20th Century</em>. Rutland, VT: C.E. Tuttle Co, 1966.
	page number: 	no. 1221, p. 247
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