id:			157440
accession number:	1994.292
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Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds, 1100s–1200s. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded; overall: 56.2 x 62.2 cm (22 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.); mounted: 69.5 x 74 cm (27 3/8 x 29 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1994.292

title:				Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds
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creation date:			1100s–1200s
creation date earliest:		1115
creation date latest:		1234
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
technique:	Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 56.2 x 62.2 cm (22 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.); Mounted: 69.5 x 74 cm (27 3/8 x 29 1/8 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:		The Legacy of Genghis Khan:  Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia 1256-1353
	opening date:   2002-10-28T00:00:00
	<i>The Legacy of Genghis Khan:  Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia 1256-1353</i>. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (October 28, 2002-February 16, 2003); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (April 13-July 27, 2003).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Dr. Friedrich Spuhler, Berlin, Germany, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1994
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1994–
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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, 1997.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 31, pp. 118-119
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	Komaroff, Linda, and Stefano Carboni. <em>The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; New Haven, CT: Distributed by Yale University Press, 2002.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 180, p. 282, fig. 207, p. 177
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