Cranes and Serpents
475–221 BC
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Cranes and Serpents, 475–221 BC. China, reportedly from Hunan province, Changsha, Warring States period (475-221 BC), State of Chu (c. 1046-223 BC). Lacquered wood with polychromy; overall: 132.1 x 124.5 cm (52 x 49 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1938.9 This extraordinary sculpture was probably a drum stand for supporting a suspended drum in ritual ceremonies.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- lacquered wood with polychromy
- Medium
- lacquered, wood, polychromy
- Dimensions
- Overall: 132.1 x 124.5 cm (52 x 49 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1938.9
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Silver Jubilee Exhibition, <em>Survey of Early Chinese Art</em>. Yamanaka & Co., New York, NY (January 1938).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 241A Arts of Ancient China
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