id: 161426
accession number: 2000.118
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Tomb Guardians, early 700s. China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware; part 1: 92.3 x 43.8 x 41.9 cm (36 5/16 x 17 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.); part 2: 88.9 x 41 x 50.8 cm (35 x 16 1/8 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange) 2000.118
title: Tomb Guardians
title in original language: 鎮墓獸
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creation date: early 700s
creation date earliest: 700
creation date latest: 725
current location: 239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
creditline: Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)
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culture: China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty (618-907)
technique: glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Tang Dynasty
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
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measurements: Part 1: 92.3 x 43.8 x 41.9 cm (36 5/16 x 17 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.); Part 2: 88.9 x 41 x 50.8 cm (35 x 16 1/8 x 20 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Kaikodo America Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-2000
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2000-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Tomb Guardian Pair from Tang Dynasty Acquired by CMA,” December 12, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr4361
May, Sally Ruth, Jane Takac, and Barbara J. Bradley. Knockouts: A Pocket Guide. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 79, p. 74- 75; Mentioned: p. 119
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Franklin, David and C. Griffith Mann. Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2012.
page number: Reproduced: pp. 74-75
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“A Selection of 2001 Museum Acquisitions.” Apollo: The International Magazine of Art & Antiques 154 (December 2001): 24–57.
page number: p. 27
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"Major Acquisitions: 2000-2005." Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 45, no. 6 (July/August 2005): 6-19.
page number: Mentioned: P. 7; Reproduced: P. 9
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Chung, Anita. "Chinese Masterworks." Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 53, no. 5 (September/October 2013): 14-15.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 14
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Bidwell, Frederick E. and Leslie Cade. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art; New York, NY: Scala Arts Publishers, 2014.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 95
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