id: 150475
accession number: 1981.4
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A Hundred Sparrows in a Lofty Grove, 1368–1644. Attributed to Lin Liang (Chinese, 1416–1480). Handscroll; ink on silk; overall: 28.6 x 498.2 cm (11 1/4 x 196 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1981.4
title: A Hundred Sparrows in a Lofty Grove
title in original language: 喬林百雀圖
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creation date: 1368–1644
creation date earliest: 1368
creation date latest: 1644
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique: handscroll; ink on silk
department: Chinese Art
collection: ASIAN - Handscroll
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Lin Liang (Chinese, 1416–1480) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 28.6 x 498.2 cm (11 1/4 x 196 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1981
opening date: 1982-02-17T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1981. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
title: Layers of Meaning: China’s Flora and Fauna in Painting and on Porcelain
opening date: 2020-11-06T05:00:00
Layers of Meaning: China’s Flora and Fauna in Painting and on Porcelain. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2020-June 6, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Luk Kwing Karp, Kowloon, Hong Kong, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1981
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1981-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1981.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 69, no. 2 (February 1982): 39–82.
Published as: One Hundred Birds
page number: Reproduced: p. 71; Mentioned: p. 83, no. 127
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159758
Little, Stephen. “Chinese Calligraphy.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 74, no. 9 (November 1987): 372–403.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 393, figs. 26a-26b
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25160005
Laozi, James Legge, translator, and forward by Livia Kohn. Tao Te Ching 道德经. New York: Metro Books, 2008.
page number: Reproduced: Fig. 74
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