id:			159280
accession number:	1995.73
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.73
updated:		2024-04-18 11:02:06.370000

Textile with Phoenixes and Dragons, 1279–1368. China, Yuan dynasty (1260-1368). Silk and gold thread; lampas; overall: 20.3 x 20 cm (8 x 7 7/8 in.); mounted: 31.4 x 31.1 cm (12 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1995.73

title:				Textile with Phoenixes and Dragons
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creation date:			1279–1368
creation date earliest:		1279
creation date latest:		1368
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	China, Yuan dynasty (1260-1368)
technique:	Silk and gold thread; lampas
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 20.3 x 20 cm (8 x 7 7/8 in.); Mounted: 31.4 x 31.1 cm (12 3/8 x 12 1/4 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).

	title:		The World of Kubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty
	opening date:   2010-09-20T00:00:00
	<i>The World of Kubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty</i>. 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

	(Alan Kennedy, Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1995
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1995–
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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: 	Reproduced: pp. 127, 153, 161, cat. 42
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	Komaroff, Linda, and Stefano Carboni. <em>The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia</em>, <em>1256-1353</em>. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press: 2002.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 176, cat. 183; Reproduced: p. 283, fig. 206
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	Watt, James C. Y., and Maxwell K. Hearn. <em>The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010.
	page number: 	Reproduced and mentioned: p. 264, fig. 286
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	Müller, Kathrin. <em>Musterhaft naturgetreu: Tiere in Seiden, Zeichnungen und Tapisserien des 14. und 15.</em> <em>Jahrhunderts.</em> Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 2020.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 48, abb. 5
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