id:			161286
accession number:	1999.6
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.6
updated:		2020-11-04 21:49:18.990000

Pipa (Loquats), c. 1888-89. Xugu (Chinese, 1823-1896). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; image: 112.5 x 52 cm (44 5/16 x 20 1/2 in.); overall: 233 x 70.5 cm (91 3/4 x 27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1999.6

title:				Pipa (Loquats)
title in original language:	枇杷圖
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1888-89
creation date earliest:		1888
creation date latest:		1889
current location:		
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Yangzhou, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
technique:	hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Xugu (Chinese, 1823-1896)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 112.5 x 52 cm (44 5/16 x 20 1/2 in.); Overall: 233 x 70.5 cm (91 3/4 x 27 3/4 in.)
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edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
	opening date:   2018-08-13T04:00:00
	<i>Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 13, 2018-February 3, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119); March 16 - July 13, 2004.

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact: 


digital description: 
The painter Xugu was a military commander and then a Buddhist priest before becoming a major figure in Shanghai's art scene.

wall description: 
The loquat is a plant native to China that produces a juicy, yellow fruit in early summer. The artist may have intentionally extended the branches beyond the paper to emphasize their abundance of fruit. Xugu inscribed his painting on the right, dedicating the work to a certain Mr. Youshan. Two additional inscriptions by other writers were added later, each time the painting changed owners.<br><br>Xugu gave up his career as a military official during the Taiping rebellion (1850–64) and became an itinerant monk who painted for a living. He spent the later years of his life in Shanghai and his fame as an artist is associated with that city.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Major Benin Bronze Plaque, Rembrandt Print, Other Works of Art Enter CMA Collection,” March 12, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
	page number: 	
	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4240

	Cleveland Museum of Art, Ju-hsi Chou, and Anita Chung. Silent poetry: Chinese paintings from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. 2015.
	page number: 	470-472
	url:		

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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.6/1999.6_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.6/1999.6_full.tif