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title: Mongol Circus
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11240/mongol-circus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mongol Circus

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## Image File

[![Mongol Circus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11240.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11240.jpg)

## Image Caption

This handscroll was created c. 1271 - 1644 CE in the style of Zhao Yong (1289 – c. after 1360 CE)by an unidentified Chinese artist. The scroll was created during either the [Yuan Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Yuan_Dynasty/) or the [Ming Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ming_Dynasty/). Ink and color on [silk](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silk/). 27 x 173 cm (10 1/2 x 68 in.) From [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/), now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2019, September 21). Mongol Circus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11240/mongol-circus/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Mongol Circus." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 21, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11240/mongol-circus/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Mongol Circus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11240/mongol-circus/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/51749) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/51749). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 21 September 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.