id: 157441
accession number: 1994.293
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Brocade with Lotus Flowers, 1200s–mid-1300s. Northern China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Silk: tabby, brocaded; gold thread; overall: 58.4 x 67 cm (23 x 26 3/8 in.); mounted: 68.6 x 77.5 cm (27 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1994.293
title: Brocade with Lotus Flowers
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creation date: 1200s–mid-1300s
creation date earliest: 1200
creation date latest: 1350
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Northern China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
technique: Silk: tabby, brocaded; gold thread
department: Textiles
collection: Textiles
type: Textile
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measurements: Overall: 58.4 x 67 cm (23 x 26 3/8 in.); Mounted: 68.6 x 77.5 cm (27 x 30 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
When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian & Chinese Textiles from the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art. 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 World of Kubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty
opening date: 2010-09-20T00:00:00
The World of Kubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (September 20, 2010-January 2, 2011).
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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. When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles. 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. 33, pp. 122-123; Reproduced: p. 123 and p. 122 (detail)
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Watt, James C. Y., and Maxwell K. Hearn. The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010.
page number: Reproduced: fig. 268, p. 253
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Pomper, Linda Rosenfeld. "New Perspectives on Kinrande." Arts of Asia. 44, no. 5 (2014): 73-82.
page number: Reproduced: fig. 4, p. 75
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Blessing, Patricia, Elizabeth Dospěl Williams, and Eiren L. Shea. Medieval Textiles Across Eurasia, C. 300-1400. Cambridge, United Kingdom; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2023.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 39, fig. 32
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Rosati, Maria Ludovica. Il parato di Benedetto XI: storia di un tesoro. Genova : Fondazione Bruschettini per l'arte islamica e asiatica ; Milano : Dario Cimorelli editore, 2023.
page number: Mentioned: p. 117; reproduced: p. 112, fig. 12
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