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Source Description
This phoenix bird made of thin gold foil has tiny holes all along its edges, suggesting that it was sewn onto a textile.
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Document identity
localId
121209
label
Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix
core
obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
121209
contentType
object
title
Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix
description
This phoenix bird made of thin gold foil has tiny holes all along its edges, suggesting that it was sewn onto a textile.
date
c. 700s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80016990
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 13.3 x 10.7 cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/16 in.)
cul
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
accession
1942.1083.2
Source extras
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beaten gold with chased detail
tombstone
Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix, c. 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Beaten gold with chased detail; overall: 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, 1942.1083.2
collection
China - Tang Dynasty
formerAccessionNumbers
1942.1084
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 06:14:40.708000
sourceId
121209
dept
Chinese Art
coll
China - Tang Dynasty
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beaten gold with chased detail
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1
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0
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photo
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