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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Yu-hai (The Ocean of Jade)

Yu-hai (The Ocean of Jade)

1368–1644
(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 1975.254.3
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

When each book is rolled to form a cylinder, a landscape appears on the edges, painted in ink and washes of color.
  • ?–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
  • 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
  • {{cite web|title=Yu-hai (The Ocean of Jade)|url=false|author=|year=1368–1644|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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