id:			142652
accession number:	1966.376
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.376
updated:		2022-09-10 10:38:46.990000

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:				
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creation date:			mid-1700s
creation date earliest:		1725
creation date latest:		1775
current location:		
creditline:			Sundry Purchase Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-95) or earlier
technique:	carved wood
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Wood
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1967
	opening date:   1967-11-29T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1967</i>. 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
	<i>Masterworks of Wood: China and Japan</i>. 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
	<i>Scholar's Studio</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 26-December 31, 1989).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Main Asian Gallery Rotation (Gallery 122)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 30, 1999-April 7, 2004).

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PROVENANCE

	(Nagatani Inc., Chicago, IL, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1966
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1966–
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fun fact: 
Cord binds the cabbage loosely at the middle and goes through carved coins before ending in tassels.

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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. <br><br>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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“Year in Review.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 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. <em>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. </em>Portland, OR : Portland Art Museum, 1976.
	page number: 	cat. no. 25
	url:		

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