id:			146973
accession number:	1972.363
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.363
updated:		2023-03-22 14:08:03.644000

Maheshvara (Shiva) Standing on a Bull, Six Dynasties Period (317–581), Northern Qi Dynasty (550–577). China, Six Dynasties period (317-581), Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Gilt bronze; overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schoelkopf, Jr. 1972.363

title:				Maheshvara (Shiva) Standing on a Bull
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creation date:			Six Dynasties Period (317–581), Northern Qi Dynasty (550–577)
creation date earliest:		317
creation date latest:		577
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schoelkopf, Jr.
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culture:	China, Six Dynasties period (317-581), Northern Qi dynasty (550-577)
technique:	gilt bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Southern Dynasties
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 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:		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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1973  "Year in Review 1972," Bull., LX (March 1973, p. 114, cat. 279<br>CMA 1973  "Traditions and Revisions," cat. 92

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CITATIONS

	Weisberg, Gabriel P.  and H. W. Janson. <em>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture.</em> Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.
	page number: 	Mentioned: P. 106; Reproduced: P. 109, no. 92
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