id: 142652 accession number: 1966.376 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.376 updated: 2023-01-11 02:19:54.795000 Cabbage and Beetle, mid-1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-95) or earlier. Carved wood; overall: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund 1966.376 title: Cabbage and Beetle title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: mid-1700s creation date earliest: 1725 creation date latest: 1775 current location: 010 Focus Gallery creditline: Sundry Purchase Fund copyright: --- culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-95) or earlier technique: carved wood department: Chinese Art collection: China - Qing Dynasty type: Wood find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1967 opening date: 1967-11-29T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967). title: Masterworks of Wood: China and Japan opening date: 1976-11-04T05:00:00 Masterworks of Wood: China and Japan. Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (organizer) (November 4-December 5, 1976); Asia House Galleries, New York City, NY (January 13-March 27, 1977). title: Scholar's Studio opening date: 1989-09-26T04:00:00 Scholar's Studio. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 26-December 31, 1989). title: China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail opening date: 2022-12-11T05:00:00 China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Main Asian Gallery Rotation (Gallery 122). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 30, 1999-April 7, 2004). --- PROVENANCE (Nagatani Inc., Chicago, IL, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) date: ?–1966 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1966– footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Cord binds the cabbage loosely at the middle and goes through carved coins before ending in tassels. digital description: wall description: In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), luxury items became more affordable to larger parts of the society, including women, merchants, and literati in non-official positions. Imperial patronage and a growing urban population encouraged consumption of luxury goods and local craftmanship.

A superbly skilled carver created this small decorative object, reflecting scholarly taste of the period. This cabbage on a gnarled rock was carved from single piece of wood. There are openings between the stems, holes in leaves, and the rock it rests on. A beetle perches on one leaf which curves over the binding cord. The beetle was painted dark brown, while the cabbage and rock were finished overall with lighter tone. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS “Year in Review.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 54, no. 10 (December 1967): 302–346. page number: Mentioned: p. 347, no. 166 url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152183 Jenkins, Donald, and Robin Scribnick. Masterworks in Wood: China and Japan : [Exhibition] Portland Art Museum, November 4 Through December 5, 1976, Asia House Gallery, January 13 Through March 20, 1977. Portland, OR : Portland Art Museum, 1976. page number: cat. no. 25 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.376/1966.376_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.376/1966.376_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.376/1966.376_full.tif