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Collection Online as of September 29, 2023

Tripod with Cover (lid)

late 1700s

Part of a set. See all set records

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)

Carved wood

Diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Lyman H. Treadway 1921.1144.b

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Each leg of the tripod is decorated with a lion head.

Provenance
?–1921
Mrs. Lyman H. [Annie Wickham] Treadway [1868–1951], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1921–
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history

Scholar's Studio. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 19-December 17, 1989).

Chaekgeori: Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 5-November 5, 2017).

China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.1144.b