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Collection Online as of September 29, 2023

Tapestry

1700s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)

Tapestry weave, silk and gold thread

Overall: 213.4 x 228.6 cm (84 x 90 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1337

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Figures in the pavilion are studying a scroll inscribed with the character for longevity (<em>shou </em>壽).

Provenance
?-1916
Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857-1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859-1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1916-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Wadsworth Atheneum, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, and Charles Crehore Cunningham. 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving: A Loan Exhibition : Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Dec. 7, 1951 to Jan. 27, 1952 ; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27, 1952 to Mar. 25, 1952. Hartford, Conn: Wardsworth Atheneum], 1951. p. 53
Exhibition history

2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).

A Study Exhibition of Chinese Textiles of the Ming and Ch'ing Periods. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 1947-October 9, 1948).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1337