id:			146835
accession number:	1972.252
share license status:	CC0
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Ceremonial Knife, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Green jade, partly clarified; overall: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.252

title:				Ceremonial Knife
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creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
current location:		240B Chinese Decorative Arts
creditline:			Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
technique:	green jade, partly clarified
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Jade
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measurements: Overall: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 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

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PROVENANCE

	The Qianlong Emperor
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	Elizabeth Bingham Blossom [1881–1970], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1972
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1972–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Chinese Jades, the Great Tradition : Exhibition Sponsored Jointly by Michigan Oriental Art Society and Cranbrook Institute of Science at Cranbrook Institute of Science ... Bloomfield Hills, Michigan</em>. Michigan: Michigan Oriental Arts Society, 1977.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced:  cat. no. 17, p. 1
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