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accession number: 1972.39
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Footed Platter with Design of Mythical Beasts amid Grapevines, 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Silver with gilt, incised, and chased decoration; diameter: 4.8 x 30.5 cm (1 7/8 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1972.39
title: Footed Platter with Design of Mythical Beasts amid Grapevines
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creation date: 700s
creation date earliest: 700
creation date latest: 799
current location: 239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
creditline: Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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culture: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
technique: silver with gilt, incised, and chased decoration
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Tang Dynasty
type: Silver
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measurements: Diameter: 4.8 x 30.5 cm (1 7/8 x 12 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1972
opening date: 1973-02-27T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
title: The Twain Shall Meet
opening date: 1985-10-30T05:00:00
The Twain Shall Meet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).
title: All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection
opening date: 1994-11-23T05:00:00
All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).
title: A Moveable Feast: Food Cultures in China
opening date: 2025-03-19T04:00:00
A Moveable Feast: Food Cultures in China. Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (organizer) (March 19-June 18, 2025).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': "Chinese, Gold and Silver from the T'ang Dynasty from American Collections. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH (November 3, 1984-January 6, 1984); Cooper Hewitt, New York, NY (February 5-April 21, 1985)", 'opening_date': '1984-11-03T05:00:00Z'}
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PROVENANCE
David David-Weill [1871–1952] Collection, Paris, France, consigned to Sotheby's London for sale
date: ?–1972
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(Sotheby's London, England, An auction of Chinese Bronzes and Objects of Art from the D. David-Weill Collection. February 29, 1972 sale. Lot no. 167. Sold to Spink & Son, Ltd.)
date: February 29, 1972
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(Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: February 29–May 3, 1972
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: May 3, 1972–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Gyllensvärd, Bo. "T'ang, Gold and Silver," Bulletin, Östasiatiska samlingarna (Stockholm, Sweden) no. 29 (1957).
page number: figs. 58 J & K, 781, 80q
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Sotheby's, London. The D. David-Weill Collection; early Chinese bronzes; inlaid metalwork, gilt bronzes and silver; jades; sculpture and ceramics. 29 February 1972 sale.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: Lot no. 167
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Ma, John K. T. "Saleroom News," Arts of Asia 2/3 (May-June 1972), p. 55.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 333
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n353
Kelley, Clarence W.. Chinese Gold & Silver in American Collections: Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618-907. Dayton, OH: Dayton Art Institute, 1984.
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Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 72, no. 6, 1985, pp. 326–359.
page number: Reproduced: p. 345, fig. 36
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159914
"London." Apollo 95, no. 124 (June 1972), pp. 526–527.
page number: Reproduced: fig. 3
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