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Winged Chimera (Bixie)

青銅辟邪

400s CE

China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period

(386-589)

Bronze

Overall: 6.7 x 7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; Bequests of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. and John L. Severance; Gifts of Francis F. Prentiss and the Worcester R. Warner Collection by exchange 1980.184

Location

241B Arts of Ancient China

Provenance

?–1980

Mr. Eugene [1896–1982] and Mrs. Elva Bernat, consigned to Sotheby Parke-Bernet for sale

1980

(Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

1980–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Juliano, Annette L. Art of the Six Dynasties: Centuries of Change and Innovation : [Exhibition] October 29, 1975 Through February 1, 1976. New York: China House Gallery, 1975. cat. no. 39

Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1980.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 68, no. 6 (1981): 163–219. Mentioned: p. 218, cat. no. 287; Reproduced: p. 203, no. 287 www.jstor.org

Exhibition history

Art of the Six Dynasties: Centuries of Change and Innovation. China House Gallery, New York, NY (October 29, 1975-February 1, 1976).

Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).

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青銅辟邪

China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period

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