id:			311962
accession number:	2019.82
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.82
updated:		2025-02-09 07:38:09.017000

Ancestor Group Portrait, 1796–1820. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing period (1796-1820). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; overall: 278.2 x 112.2 cm (109 1/2 x 44 3/16 in.); painting only: 157.2 x 90.2 cm (61 7/8 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joyce G. Ames in honor of her husband B. Charles Ames 2019.82

title:				Ancestor Group Portrait
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creation date:			1796–1820
creation date earliest:		1796
creation date latest:		1820
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creditline:			Gift of Joyce G. Ames in honor of her husband B. Charles Ames
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing period (1796-1820)
technique:	Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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measurements: Overall: 278.2 x 112.2 cm (109 1/2 x 44 3/16 in.); Painting only: 157.2 x 90.2 cm (61 7/8 x 35 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
	opening date:   2019-08-12T04:00:00
	<i>Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 12, 2019-February 2, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Christian Lemanissier, Terres D'Ailleurs, Paris, France, sold to B. Charles Ames and Joyce G. Ames)
	date: c. 2001
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	B. Charles (Chuck) Ames and Joyce (Jay) Grace Ames, Hunting Valley, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: c. 2001–2019
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2019–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Spee, Clarissa von, and Yi-Hsia, Hsiao. “Facing the Ancestors.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>59, no. 5 (September/October 2019): 14-15.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: pp. 14-15.
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	Spee, Clarissa von, and Yi-Hsia Hsiao. "Facing the Ancestors." <em>The Asian Art Newspaper: Monthly for Collectors, Dealers, Museums and Galleries</em> 23, no. 2 (Winter 2019): 10.
	page number: 	Reproduced and mentioned p. 10
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