id:			172580
accession number:	2015.66
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.66
updated:		2022-01-04 18:03:50.491000

Prunus Wood, 1700-1899. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Wood carving; overall: 48.3 cm (19 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund 2015.66

title:				Prunus Wood
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creation date:			1700-1899
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Alma Kroeger Fund
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
technique:	wood carving
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Wood
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measurements: Overall: 48.3 cm (19 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* exhibited in the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1981 in a temporary exhibition organized by the education department and published in the exhibition catalogue "Chinese Painting: An Escape from the 'Dusty' World" (Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981) written by Marjorie L. Williams.

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PROVENANCE

	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2015-present
	date: 2015-
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wall description: 
The gnarled and twisted form of a prunus stump is carved to accentuate its naturally textured surface. The body is finely polished to create a lustrous patina. Simple wood carvings like this exemplify the Chinese scholars’ taste for natural forms and rustic materials, which in turn reflect the desire to retreat into nature. They were collected and displayed as decorative works of art in the traditional scholars’ studios.
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