id:			149655
accession number:	1979.48
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1979.48
updated:		2024-08-08 15:16:05.595000

Shoulder Piece for a Gigaku Costume in the Form of a Dragon Head, 1200s to early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Lacquered wood with color and gold; overall: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1979.48

title:				Shoulder Piece for a Gigaku Costume in the Form of a Dragon Head
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creation date:			1200s to early 1300s
creation date earliest:		1200
creation date latest:		1333
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
technique:	lacquered wood with color and gold
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1979
	opening date:   1980-02-13T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1979</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-March 9, 1980).

	title:		A Cleveland Bestiary
	opening date:   1981-10-15T04:00:00
	<i>A Cleveland Bestiary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15-December 16, 1981).

	title:		Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia
	opening date:   1990-07-24T04:00:00
	<i>Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 24-November 25, 1990).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Year in Review 1979. The </em>Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-March 9, 1980).', 'opening_date': '1980-02-20T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Setsu Gatodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, ?-1979, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1979
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1979-present
	date: 1979-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1979.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 67, no. 3, 1980, pp. 58–99.
	page number: 	Reproduced: fig. 135, pp. 88 and 99
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159667

	Kathman, Barbara A. <em>A Cleveland Bestiary</em>. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	reproduced: p 23; Mentioned: p. 22, p. 61
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	Wilson, J. Keith. “Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 77, no. 8, 1990, pp. 286–323.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 298, fig. 16, and p. 317, cat. no. 22
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161297

	Wilson, J. Keith. “Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 77, no. 8, 1990, pp. 286–323.
	page number: 	1554906
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161297

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