id: 149924 accession number: 1980.16 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.16 updated: 2023-04-26 11:23:56.231000 Piggy Bank, 1300s-1400s. Java, Majapahit Dynasty. Terracotta; overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1980.16 title: Piggy Bank title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1300s-1400s creation date earliest: 1300 creation date latest: 1499 current location: ArtLens Exhibition A creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: Java, Majapahit Dynasty technique: terracotta department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Javanese Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1980 opening date: 1981-06-24T04:00:00 Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981). title: A Cleveland Bestiary opening date: 1981-10-15T04:00:00 A Cleveland Bestiary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15-December 16, 1981). title: Artlens Exhibition 2019 opening date: 2019-06-11T04:00:00 Artlens Exhibition 2019. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE (J. J. Baars, ?-1980, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) date: ?-1980 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1980-present date: 1980- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: The word for piggy bank in Eastern Java is tjèlèngan, meaning ‘wild boar.’ digital description: Do I look familiar to you? My round and exaggerated form makes me perfect for storing precious coins, which could be inserted through the slot (now closed) on the hump of my back. My fierce expression is a warning to scare off any burglars, and the padlock and chain around my neck indicate my function as a personal bank. Yes, I am a piggy bank—a lucky one that has survived intact for over 500 years! Usually we end up broken by people who want our coins. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Kathman, Barbara A. A Cleveland Bestiary. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981. page number: Reproduced: p. 52; Mentioned: p. 51, p. 62 url: Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 163, no. 167 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1980.16/1980.16_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1980.16/1980.16_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1980.16/1980.16_full.tif