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Yu-hai (The Ocean of Jade)

1368–1644

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China, Ming dynasty

(1368–1644)

Woodblock-printed book with painted edges

Overall: 26.6 x 16.8 cm (10 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Martin M. Reed 1975.254.2

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

When each book is rolled to form a cylinder, a landscape appears on the edges, painted in ink and washes of color.

Provenance

?–1975

Mrs. Martin M. [Betty Mary Gentles] Reed [1920–2018], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1975–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1975.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 2 (1976): 31–71. Mentioned: no. 187, p. 71 www.jstor.org