id:			141716
accession number:	1965.30
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.30
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:13.801000

Wickerwork Box, 1609. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1572-1620). Lacquered wickerwork (of woven bamboo) framed in wood with circular scene inlaid in mother-of-pearl and gold; overall: 7.7 x 13.8 cm (3 1/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1965.30

title:				Wickerwork Box
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creation date:			1609
creation date earliest:		1609
creation date latest:		1609
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1572-1620)
technique:	lacquered wickerwork (of woven bamboo) framed in wood with circular scene inlaid in mother-of-pearl and gold
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Ming Dynasty
type:		Lacquer
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 7.7 x 13.8 cm (3 1/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Inscription at bottom in red on black lacquer reads:  "commissioned by Yü-Yün-ch'i".
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1965
	opening date:   1965-10-27T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1965</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>The Sumptuous Basket: Chinese Lacquer with Basketry Panels. </em>China House Gallery, New York, NY (March 27-June 3, 1985).', 'opening_date': '1985-03-27T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Ellsworth and Goldie, Ltd., New York, NY, ?-1965, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1965
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1965-present
	date: 1965-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Watt, James C. Y. <em>The Sumptuous Basket: Chinese Lacquer with Basketry Panels: [Exhibition]</em>. New York: China House Gallery, 1985.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 29, pls. 29 a, b
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