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Dragons are important mythic animals in China. A five-clawed dragon is the symbol of the emperor. Originally, dragons were nature spirits of rain and male potency, but they came to symbolize other beneficent cosmological powers.
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Dr. Anne Bromberg, The Cecil and Ida Green Curator of Ancient and Asian Art, "Silk Road Text/Labels." File on TAZ.
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1983: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mrs. Jerome Crossman, purchased from Bluett & Sons, London [1], [2]
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The main source for this provenance is the Foundation for the Arts Acquisition Record in the Collections Records object file.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[2] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation's collection. The title to all works purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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General Description
Dragons are important mythic animals in China. A five-clawed dragon is the symbol of the emperor. Originally, dragons were nature spirits of rain and male potency, but they came to symbolize other beneficent cosmological powers.
Excerpt from
Dr. Anne Bromberg, The Cecil and Ida Green Curator of Ancient and Asian Art, "Silk Road Text/Labels." File on TAZ.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
1983: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mrs. Jerome Crossman, purchased from Bluett & Sons, London [1], [2]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the Foundation for the Arts Acquisition Record in the Collections Records object file.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[2] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation's collection. The title to all works purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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