id:			156886
accession number:	1992.95
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.95
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:16.546000

Phoenix and Tree Peony, 1300s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Silk and silver thread: needle-loop embroidery, silvered paper; overall: 24.4 x 17.6 cm (9 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of David Tremayne 1992.95

title:				Phoenix and Tree Peony
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creation date:			1300s
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1399
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creditline:			Gift of David Tremayne
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culture:	China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
technique:	Silk and silver thread: needle-loop embroidery, silvered paper
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 24.4 x 17.6 cm (9 5/8 x 6 15/16 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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	David Tremayne, Ltd., London, England, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1992
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1992–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. <em>When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Art: Distributed by H.N. Abrams, 1997.
	page number: 	Mentioned: cat. no. 56, pp. 188–189; Reproduced: p. 188
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	Chung, Young Yang. <em>Silken Threads: A History of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.</em> New York: H.N. Abrams, 2005.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 106–107
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