id:			146705
accession number:	1972.154
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.154
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Ceremonial Scepter with Animal Masks (Gui), c. 1600–1050 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE). Jade (nephrite); overall: 18.6 x 1.8 cm (7 5/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.154

title:				Ceremonial Scepter with Animal Masks (Gui)
title in original language:	珪
series:				
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creation date:			c. 1600–1050 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1610
creation date latest:		-1040
current location:		241A Arts of Ancient China
creditline:			Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom
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culture:	China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)
technique:	jade (nephrite)
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Shang Dynasty
type:		Jade
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measurements: Overall: 18.6 x 1.8 cm (7 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

	title:		Chinese Jades: The Great Tradition
	opening date:   1977-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Chinese Jades: The Great Tradition</i>. Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, MI (organizer) (September 10-October 31, 1977).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1973:  "Year in Review 1972," Bull., LX (March 1973), p. 114, #293', 'opening_date': '1973-03-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills Michigan, Sept. 10-Oct. 31, 1977, Chinese Jades - The Great Tradition, (Michigan Oriental Society), cat. 3, repr. p. 8', 'opening_date': '1977-09-10T00:00:00'}

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