COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1988.33
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CMA_.1988.33
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Textiles
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Textiles
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Central China, 13th century or earlier
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Central China, 13th century or earlier
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls
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Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 13th century
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c. 13th century
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1180
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1180
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1319
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1319
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
tapestry, silk and gold thread
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tapestry, silk and gold thread
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Tapestries
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Tapestries
Classification Term
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Classification Term:
Tapestries
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Tapestries
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Central China
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Central China
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 60cm x 32cm
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Overall: 60cm x 32cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1988.33
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1988.33
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
[RIGHT]Dragons Chasing Flaming PearlsTapestry (kesi); silk and gold threadCentral Asia, 1200s or earlierThe Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1988.33(Cat. no. 17)Although the theme of dragons chasing the flaming pearl isChinese, theeccentric form of the dragons and the way they have been crowded togetherare not. Other kesi woven with this design preserve parts of a bracketedmedallion resembling the so-called 'cloud-collars' worn in Central Asia(see Textile with Lions, cat. no. 19).The intended purpose of kesi with cloud-collar medallions is not clear.Considering that cloud-collars were worn in Central Asia, these tapestriesmay have been woven for use as clothing. Hong Hao (1088-1155), a Chineseemissary, reported that theUyghurs wove robes of kesi. Cloud-collarmedallions, however, were also used in other decorative contexts, and it ispossible that tapestries such as these served other purposes.
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[RIGHT]Dragons Chasing Flaming PearlsTapestry (kesi); silk and gold threadCentral Asia, 1200s or earlierThe Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1988.33(Cat. no. 17)Although the theme of dragons chasing the flaming pearl isChinese, theeccentric form of the dragons and the way they have been crowded togetherare not. Other kesi woven with this design preserve parts of a bracketedmedallion resembling the so-called 'cloud-collars' worn in Central Asia(see Textile with Lions, cat. no. 19).The intended purpose of kesi with cloud-collar medallions is not clear.Considering that cloud-collars were worn in Central Asia, these tapestriesmay have been woven for use as clothing. Hong Hao (1088-1155), a Chineseemissary, reported that theUyghurs wove robes of kesi. Cloud-collarmedallions, however, were also used in other decorative contexts, and it ispossible that tapestries such as these served other purposes.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1988.33.tif
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CMA_.1988.33.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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