id:			151531
accession number:	1983.77
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.77
updated:		2025-05-02 11:08:43.003000

Candlestand in the Shape of a Chimera Bixie, 265–316 CE. China, Western Jin dynasty (265-316 CE). Glazed stoneware with molded and incised decoration, Yue ware; overall: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1983.77

title:				Candlestand in the Shape of a Chimera Bixie
title in original language:	越窯青釉辟邪燭臺
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creation date:			265–316 CE
creation date earliest:		265
creation date latest:		316
current location:		238 Chinese Ceramics
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	China, Western Jin dynasty (265-316 CE)
technique:	Glazed stoneware with molded and incised decoration, Yue ware
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Southern Dynasties
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1983
	opening date:   1984-02-22T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1983</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).

	title:		China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta
	opening date:   2023-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10, 2023-January 7, 2024).

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PROVENANCE

	(Walter Hochstadter [1914–2007], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1983
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1983–
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