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The Football Players

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The Football Players

Original title	The Football Players
Dynasty	Dating to be verified　c. late 1100s–1st quarter 1200s
Material	Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Dimensions	Image: 115.6 x 55.3 cm (45 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.); Overall: 214.8 x 78 cm (84 9/16 x 30 11/16 in.)
Current holding institution	The Cleveland Museum of Art
Official accession number	1971.26
HDCM Code	SS 02-840-500137
Dates shown	2003-07-16 – 2003-10-28
Times exhibited	1
Official collection page	Open the museum’s record

Exhibitions this object appeared in

Exhibitions	Host institution	City	Dates shown	Display status	Counted	Evidence
Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting	The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art		1980-11-07 / 1981-01-04	Display status unknown	No	B
Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting	The Cleveland Museum of Art		1981-02-11 / 1981-03-29	Display status unknown	No	B
Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting	Tokyo National Museum		1982-10-04 / 1982-11-17	Display status unknown	No	B
Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119)	The Cleveland Museum of Art	Cleveland	2003-07-16 / 2003-10-28	Confirmed exhibited	Yes	B
Asian Games: The Art of Contest	The Asia Society Museum	New York	2004-10-14 / 2005-02-05	Display status unknown	No	B
Asian Games: The Art of Contest	National Museum of Asian Art	Washington	2005-02-26 / 2005-05-15	Display status unknown	No	B

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