id:			147515
accession number:	1973.26
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.26
updated:		2025-09-17 11:14:42.107000

The Monk Budai, 1400s–1500s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Wood; overall: 68 cm (26 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of R. Hosomi, 1973.26

title:				The Monk Budai
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creation date:			1400s–1500s
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1599
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of R. Hosomi
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique:	wood
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Ming Dynasty
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 68 cm (26 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1973
	opening date:   1974-01-30T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1973</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974).

	title:		Masterworks of Wood: China and Japan
	opening date:   1976-11-04T05:00:00
	<i>Masterworks of Wood: China and Japan</i>. Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (organizer) (November 4-December 5, 1976); Asia House Galleries, New York City, NY (January 13-March 27, 1977).

	title:		Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection
	opening date:   1991-09-17T04:00:00
	<i>Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17, 1991-January 5, 1992).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>The Arts of China from The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (February 27-April 10, 1983).', 'opening_date': '1983-02-27T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. R. Hosomi, Japan, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1973
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1973–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“The Year in Review for 1973.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 61, no. 2 (February 1974): 31–78.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 64; Mentioned: p. 79, no. 186
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25152513

	Jenkins, Donald and Robin Scribnick. <em>Masterworks in Wood: China and Japan: [Exhibition] Portland Art Museum, November 4 through December 5, 1976, Asia House Gallery, January 13 through March 20, 1977</em>. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1976.
	page number: 	cat. no. 19
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