id:			153617
accession number:	1987.145
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.145
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:00.668000

Celestial Musician, 1300s. Central Asia. Silk and gold thread over two layers of cotton, embroidery; overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1987.145

title:				Celestial Musician
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creation date:			1300s
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1399
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Central Asia
technique:	silk and gold thread over two layers of cotton, embroidery
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1987
	opening date:   1988-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1987</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).

	title:		Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).

	title:		When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian & Chinese Textiles from the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art
	opening date:   1997-10-19T00:00:00
	<i>When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian & Chinese Textiles from the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 26, 1997-January 4, 1998); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 26, 1997-January 4, 1998); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (organizer) (March 2-May 17, 1998); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (organizer) (March 2-May 17, 1998).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles. 1997.
	page number: 	pp. 199-201, reproduced in color, p. 200
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	"Highlights from North American Collections." IDP News: Newsletter of the International Dunhuang Project, no. 49-50, Summer 2017, pp. 4-7.
	page number: 	7
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