id:			155788
accession number:	1991.115
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.115
updated:		2023-08-23 23:11:05.895000

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
	<i>Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary</i>. 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
	<i>Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions</i>. 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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fun fact:
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.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 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.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 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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