COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1994.20
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CMA_.1994.20
AMICA ID
false
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 Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
China
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China
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
China, 14th century
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China, 14th century
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Pendant
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Pendant
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:
14th century
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14th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1300
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1300
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1399
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1399
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
needleloop embroidery and knotting; silk, silvered paper, gilded paper and gold thread
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needleloop embroidery and knotting; silk, silvered paper, gilded paper and gold thread
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Embroidery
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Embroidery
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 84.5cm x 21.7cm
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Overall: 84.5cm x 21.7cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1994.20
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1994.20
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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Edward L. Whittemore 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:
PendantNeedleloop embroidery and knotting; silk, silvered paper, gilded paper, andgold threadChina, 1300s, Yuan to early Ming Dynasty (1279-1424)The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1994.20(Cat. no. 57)Pendants were used extensively inBuddhist settings where they wereattached to almost anything needing decoration: ritual objects, canopies,valances, pillars and other architectural components. They could be made ina variety of ways. This example consists of a heading and six tiers, eachembroidered separately and then attached, one to the next. The earliestknown pendant of this type was found in Central Asia and dates from theTang dynasty (ad 618-907). The 14th-century date of this pendant isindicated by the style of the flowers.
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PendantNeedleloop embroidery and knotting; silk, silvered paper, gilded paper, andgold threadChina, 1300s, Yuan to early Ming Dynasty (1279-1424)The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1994.20(Cat. no. 57)Pendants were used extensively inBuddhist settings where they wereattached to almost anything needing decoration: ritual objects, canopies,valances, pillars and other architectural components. They could be made ina variety of ways. This example consists of a heading and six tiers, eachembroidered separately and then attached, one to the next. The earliestknown pendant of this type was found in Central Asia and dates from theTang dynasty (ad 618-907). The 14th-century date of this pendant isindicated by the style of the flowers.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1994.20.tif
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CMA_.1994.20.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false