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119880
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Shoulao (The God of Longevity)
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119880
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object
title
Shoulao (The God of Longevity)
date
c. 1580–1644
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80015161
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Ivory
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1
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Overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)
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China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
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1940.691
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Shoulao (The God of Longevity) (壽老), c. 1580–1644. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Ivory; overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.691
titleInOriginalLanguage
壽老
collection
China - Ming Dynasty
citations
citation
Milliken, William M., Henry S. Francis, Howard Hollis, Gertrude Underhill, Silvia A. Wunderlich, and Nell G. Sill. “The Bequest of James Parmelee.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 28, no. 2 (February 1941): 15–31.
citation
Watson, William. ed. <em>Chinese Ivories: From the Shang to the Qing: an Exhibition</em>. [London]: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1984.
page_number
no. 96, p. 95
citation
Little, Stephen. <em>Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China: the Cleveland Museum of Art, February 10-April 10, 1988</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1988.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 13, pp. 41–42, p. 21, color pl. 13
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Bequest of James Parmelee
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2026-05-29 06:11:37.100000
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119880
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Chinese Art
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China - Ming Dynasty
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ivory
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