id:			149157
accession number:	1977.8
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.8
updated:		2024-09-12 11:15:44.205000

Clip for Paper with Sage Seated Under a Pine, 1600s or 1700s. Pu Zhongqian (Chinese, active 1600s). Carved bamboo; overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1977.8

title:				Clip for Paper with Sage Seated Under a Pine
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creation date:			1600s or 1700s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1799
current location:		
creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique:	carved bamboo
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Ming Dynasty
type:		Wood
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CREATORS

* Pu Zhongqian (Chinese, active 1600s)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
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	inscription:	signed by the artist
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1977
	opening date:   1977-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1977</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

	title:		Chinese Bamboo Carving
	opening date:   1978-10-14T04:00:00
	<i>Chinese Bamboo Carving</i>. Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, China (organizer) (October 14, 1978-January 7, 1979).

	title:		Chinese Paintings: Themes and Techniques
	opening date:   1981-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Chinese Paintings: Themes and Techniques</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 7-April 5, 1981).

	title:		Scholar's Studio
	opening date:   1989-09-19T04:00:00
	<i>Scholar's Studio</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 19-December 17, 1989).

	title:		Chaekgeori: Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens
	opening date:   2017-08-05T04:00:00
	<i>Chaekgeori: Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 5-November 5, 2017).

	title:		China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
	opening date:   2022-12-11T05:00:00
	<i>China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Bamboo Carving of China</em>. China House Gallery, China Institute in America, New York, NY (March 18-May 29, 1983); Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO (July 24-September 11, 1983); Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (October 3, 1983-January 15, 1984).', 'opening_date': '1983-03-18T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Sir Percival David [1892–1964], London, England, by descent to his wife Lady David
	date: ?–1964
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	Lady Sheila Jane Yorke Hardy David [1914–?], London, England
	date: 1964–1976?
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	(Sotheby's, London, 14 December, 1976, lot 234, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 14 December 1976
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1977–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Sotheby's London.<em> Early Chinese Ceramics; Sung, Ming and Ch'ing Wares; Lacquer; Works of Art</em>. December 14, 1976. Lot 234.
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	Ip, Yee, and Laurence C. S. Tam. <em>Chinese Bamboo Carving</em> [中國竹刻藝術 = Zhongguo Zhu Ke Yi Shu]. Hong Kong: Urban Council, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 22, p. 171, pl. 10
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	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1977.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 65, no. 1 (1978): 2–42.
	page number: 	Mentioned: no. 135, p. 42
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159560

	Williams, Marjorie.<em> Chinese Painting--an Escape from the "Dusty" World</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	Reproduced: fig. 42, p. 61
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	Wang, Shixiang, and Wango H. C. Weng. <em>Bamboo Carving of China</em>. New York: China House Gallery, China Institute in America, 1983.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 4
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