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Seal with Reclining Qilin

Seal with Reclining Qilin

1736–95
(1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
tianhuang stone
Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Anonymous Gift 1952.494
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The elliptical seal has three characters in archaic script enclosed by two dragons.
  • 1952–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “Chinese Carved Jades.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 41, no. 4 (April 1954): 67–71. Mentioned: p. 67 www.jstor.org
    Williams, Marjorie. Chinese Painting--an Escape from the "Dusty" World. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981. Reproduced: fig. 39, p. 59
    Von Spee, Clarissa. “China through the Magnifying Glass: Miniature and small objects in detail.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 62, no. 4 (December 2022): 14-16. Reproduced: P. 15; Mentioned: P. 14.
  • China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).
    Chaekgeori: Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 5-November 5, 2017).
    Chinese Paintings: Themes and Techniques. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 7-April 5, 1981).
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