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Source Description
This dragon, winged chimera (<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1980.184">CMA 1980.184</a>), and grotesque monster's face (<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1930.731">CMA 1930.731</a>) exhibit uninhibited imagination in the representation of fantastic animals--all are full of energy, vigor, and magical power. Whether as purely sculptural forms or decorative elements of utilitarian vessels, they are characterized by a sensitive modeling of dynamic forms with the typical Chinese elegance of line.
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Document identity
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151374
label
Tripod Container with Dragon-Head Handle (Zhadou)
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object
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Source metadata
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151374
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object
title
Tripod Container with Dragon-Head Handle (Zhadou)
description
This dragon, winged chimera (<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1980.184">CMA 1980.184</a>), and grotesque monster's face (<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1930.731">CMA 1930.731</a>) exhibit uninhibited imagination in the representation of fantastic animals--all are full of energy, vigor, and magical power. Whether as purely sculptural forms or decorative elements of utilitarian vessels, they are characterized by a sensitive modeling of dynamic forms with the typical Chinese elegance of line.
date
500s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60749409
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 22.8 cm (9 in.); Diameter of mouth with rim: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
cul
China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386-589)
accession
1983.214
Source extras
tec
bronze
tombstone
Tripod Container with Dragon-Head Handle (Zhadou), 500s. China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386-589). Bronze; overall: 22.8 cm (9 in.); diameter of mouth with rim: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.214
collection
China - Southern Dynasties
didYouKnow
The tripod is supported by three splayed legs issuing from mouths of lion heads and ending in pawed feet.
citations
citation
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. <em>F</em>i<em>ne Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Paintings</em>. 7 December 1983. Sale 5133.
page_number
Lot 63
citation
"Year in Review for 1983." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>71, no. 2 (February, 1984): 38-79.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 44, no. 269
citation
Wilson, J. Keith. "Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 77, no. 8 (1990): 286-323.
page_number
Reproduced: cat. no. 11, p. 315
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-06-17 11:19:44.704000
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151374
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Chinese Art
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China - Southern Dynasties
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bronze
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