id:			144223
accession number:	1968.70
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.70
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:22.219000

Pedestal, mid-700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Ivory; overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); diameter of base: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Mayer 1968.70

title:				Pedestal
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creation date:			mid-700s
creation date earliest:		740
creation date latest:		760
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Mayer
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culture:	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
technique:	ivory
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Tang Dynasty
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); Diameter of base: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1968
	opening date:   1969-01-29T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1968</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-March 9, 1969).

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

	title:		Chinese Ivories: from the Shang to the Qing
	opening date:   1984-05-24T04:00:00
	<i>Chinese Ivories: from the Shang to the Qing</i>. The British Museum, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (May 24-August 19, 1984).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Christie's, London, England)
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	Frederick M. Mayer [1899–1974], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1968
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1968–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Oriental Ceramic Society, and British Museum. <em>Chinese Ivories: From the Shang to the Qing: an Exhibition</em>. [London]: The Society, 1984.
	page number: 	cat. no. 11
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