id: 155788
accession number: 1991.115
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Ceremonial Axe (Fu), c. 1900–1500 BCE. China, Erlitou culture (c. 1900–1500 BCE). Jade (nephrite); overall: 10.5 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of J. E. Eskenazi (Limited), London 1991.115
title: Ceremonial Axe (Fu)
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creation date: c. 1900–1500 BCE
creation date earliest: -1910
creation date latest: -1490
current location: 241A Arts of Ancient China
creditline: Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of J. E. Eskenazi (Limited), London
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culture: China, Erlitou culture (c. 1900–1500 BCE)
technique: jade (nephrite)
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Neolithic
type: Jade
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measurements: Overall: 10.5 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary
opening date: 1992-10-27T05:00:00
Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).
title: Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions
opening date: 1994-10-18T04:00:00
Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 18-December 31, 1994).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Mr. J. E. Eskenazi, London, England, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?–1991
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1991–
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This ceremonial axe is made of carefully worked jade rather than metal.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79.
page number: Mentioned: p. 78, no. 413
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161388
Wilson, J. Keith, and Anne E. Wardwell. “New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland’s Recent Chinese Acquisitions.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 8 (October 1994): 270–347.
page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 4, p. 346
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161465
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