id:			144946
accession number:	1970.145
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.145
updated:		2023-04-15 11:10:43.418000

Wrist Rest, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Jade; overall: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman 1970.145

title:				Wrist Rest
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creation date:			1736–95
creation date earliest:		1736
creation date latest:		1795
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
technique:	jade
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Jade
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measurements: Overall: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1970
	opening date:   1971-02-10T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1970</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).

	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

	Mrs. John Lyon [Georgia Forman Elliott] Collyer [1898–1994], Akron, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1970
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1970–
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fun fact:
Wrist rests were used to steady the hand while creating graceful brush strokes.

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wall description:
In China, access to political power was granted to those who passed the civil service examinations, a system that offered official service only at a high level of education. Chinese literati-officials, whose daily routine involved administrative work in an office, enjoyed precious objects on their writing desks that offered distraction and demonstrated good taste. By the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, these utensils of the literati studio also became collectibles and were treasured as artworks.<br><br>The front of this jade wrist rest is carved with a design of a pine tree, clouds, and a crane of immortality holding a branch of lingzhi fungus in its mouth. The raised rectangular boss on the back of the wrist rest is inscribed.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1970.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 58, no. 2 (February 1971): 22–71.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 70, no. 148
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152361

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