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Source Description
These two phoenix birds made of thin gold foil have tiny holes all along their edges, suggesting that they were sewn on textiles.
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Document identity
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121207
label
Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
121207
contentType
object
title
Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes
description
These two phoenix birds made of thin gold foil have tiny holes all along their edges, suggesting that they were sewn on textiles.
date
c. 700s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80016985
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Part 1: 12 x 10.4 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.); Part 2: 13.3 x 10.7 cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/16 in.)
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China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
accession
1942.1083
Source extras
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beaten gold with chased detail
tombstone
Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes, c. 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Beaten gold with chased detail; part 1: 12 x 10.4 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.); part 2: 13.3 x 10.7 cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1083
collection
China - Tang Dynasty
didYouKnow
These two phoenix birds made of thin gold foil have tiny holes all along their edges, suggesting that they were sewn on textiles.
citations
citation
Kathman, Barbara A. <em>A Cleveland Bestiary</em>. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 49; Mentioned: p. 64, p. 62
citation
von Spee, Clarissa. "Art In New Dimensions: Chinese Miniature and Small Objects at the Cleveland Museum of Art." <em>Arts of Asia </em>52, no. 4 (Winter 2022): 117–121.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 120–121, fig. 10
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:14:39.569000
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121207
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Chinese Art
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China - Tang Dynasty
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beaten gold with chased detail
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photo
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