id: 147062 accession number: 1972.76.6 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.76.6 updated: 2022-01-04 16:46:21.204000 Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Serpent (Virgo), 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1972.76.6 title: Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Serpent (Virgo) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 500s creation date earliest: 500 creation date latest: 600 current location: 241B Arts of Ancient China creditline: The Norweb Collection copyright: --- culture: China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534) technique: gray earthenware with traces of slip department: Chinese Art collection: China - Northern Dynasties type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre opening date: 2010-03-29T00:00:00 La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (March 29-July 5, 2010). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1975: "Traditions and Revisions," cat. #38a-d
CMA 1990: "Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia," Bull., 77 (October 1990) cat. 32
RMN/Musée Guimet (organizers). Galeries Pu Grand Palais, Paris (3/29/2010 - 7/5/2010): "La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre", ex. cat. no. 7.1, p. 124, 126-127. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.76.6/1972.76.6_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.76.6/1972.76.6_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.76.6/1972.76.6_full.tif