id:			149446
accession number:	1978.9.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.9.1
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:43.001000

Ritual Axe, c. 1407–1410. Sino-Tibetan, Derge School, Yongle period (1403-1427). Iron alloy with gold and silver inlay; overall: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1978.9.1

title:				Ritual Axe
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			c. 1407–1410
creation date earliest:		1407
creation date latest:		1410
current location:		237 Himalayan
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Sino-Tibetan, Derge School, Yongle period (1403-1427)
technique:	iron alloy with gold and silver inlay
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Tibetan Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Inlaid "Yung-lo" mark (1403-1425) in gold at tope of handle above snake's head.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art
	opening date:   2003-10-05T00:00:00
	<i>The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art</i>. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (organizer) (October 5, 2003-January 11, 2004); Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (February 8-May 9, 2004).

	title:		Defining Yongle: Imperial Art in Early Fifteenth-Century China
	opening date:   2005-04-01T00:00:00
	<i>Defining Yongle: Imperial Art in Early Fifteenth-Century China</i>. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (April 1-July 10, 2005).

	title:		Focus: Tantra in Buddhist Art
	opening date:   2013-05-05T00:00:00
	<i>Focus: Tantra in Buddhist Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 15, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Los Angeles County Museum of Art (10/5/2003 - 1/11/2004) and Columbus Museum of Art (2/8/2004 - 5/9/2004): "The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditaional Art," exh. cat. no. 108, p. 366-367.', 'opening_date': '2003-10-05T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Metropolitan Museum of Art (4/1/2005-7/10/2005):  "Defining Yongle: Imperial Art in Fifteenth-Century China"', 'opening_date': '2005-04-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (05/05/2013 - 09/15/2013); "Focus:Tantra in Buddhist Art"', 'opening_date': '2013-05-05T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Huntington, John C., Dina Bangdel, and Robert A. F. Thurman. The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art. Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2003.
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