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Bronze and silver-gilt boots, modeled after textile and leather boots, were found in Liao tombs. A pair of silver-gilt boots (dated 1018 or earlier) with phoenix motifs and cloud scrolls, were excavated from the tomb of Princess Chen and Xiao Shaoju in Inner Mongolia at Qinglongshan town in Naiman Banner; the couple’s faces were covered with gold masks. This gilt-bronze boot shows rising dragons chasing pearls and may have been made for a male tomb occupant.
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86574
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Gilt-bronze Boot, One of a Pair
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86574
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Gilt-bronze Boot, One of a Pair
description
Bronze and silver-gilt boots, modeled after textile and leather boots, were found in Liao tombs. A pair of silver-gilt boots (dated 1018 or earlier) with phoenix motifs and cloud scrolls, were excavated from the tomb of Princess Chen and Xiao Shaoju in Inner Mongolia at Qinglongshan town in Naiman Banner; the couple’s faces were covered with gold masks. This gilt-bronze boot shows rising dragons chasing pearls and may have been made for a male tomb occupant.
date
907–1125
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en
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Q122921982
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Metalwork
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43.2 x 29.2 cm (17 x 11 1/2 in.)
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Northern China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
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2023.97
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Gilt-bronze
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Gilt-bronze Boot, One of a Pair, 907–1125. Northern China, Liao dynasty (907-1125). Gilt-bronze; 43.2 x 29.2 cm (17 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family, 2023.97
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China - Liao Dynasty
didYouKnow
The boot's dragon motif suggests that the wearer was a male princely member of the ruling family.
citations
citation
Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. <em>When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Art: Distributed by H.N. Abrams, 1997.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 88, fig. 31
citation
von Spee, Clarissa. “From the Silk Road to the Imperial Court - Chinese Textiles at the Cleveland Museum of Art,” in <em>Arts of Asia</em>, May-June 2018, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 50–57.
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Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family
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2026-05-29 04:58:45.442000
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86574
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Chinese Art
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China - Liao Dynasty
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Gilt-bronze
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