id:			154392
accession number:	1989.11.a
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Vajrapani
Embroidered Mount with Garuda, painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300. Chöying Dorjé, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674). Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk; overall: 114.6 x 44.5 cm (45 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1989.11.a

title:				Vajrapani
Embroidered Mount with Garuda
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creation date:			painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	China and Tibet, Embroidery: China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); painting: Tibet, 17th century
technique:	Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Embroidery
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CREATORS

* Chöying Dorjé, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 114.6 x 44.5 cm (45 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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).

	title:		Himalayan art rotation
	opening date:   2014-12-22T05:00:00
	<i>Himalayan art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 2014-November 2, 2015).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Selections from The Tibetan Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 23-October 24, 1993):', 'opening_date': '1993-08-23T00:00:00'}

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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. 190-193, color reproduction, p. 191, detail reproduction p. 191, 193
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