id: 130943
accession number: 1953.631
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Bowl with Decoration of the "Three Friends", 1426–1435. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and reign (1426-1435). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1953.631
title: Bowl with Decoration of the "Three Friends"
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creation date: 1426–1435
creation date earliest: 1426
creation date latest: 1435
current location: 238 Chinese Ceramics
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and reign (1426-1435)
technique: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Ming Dynasty
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
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measurements: Diameter: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); Overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
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inscription: 大明宣德年製
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Chinese Paintings: Themes and Techniques
opening date: 1981-02-07T05:00:00
Chinese Paintings: Themes and Techniques. The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 7-March 29, 1981).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* The Arts of China from The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mansfield Art Center Feb. 27-April 10, 1983
"Bones of Jade, Soul of Ice: The Flowering Plum in Chinese Art," Yale University Art Gallery, April 17-June 30, 1985; St. Louis Art Museum, Sept. 6 - Nov. 3, 1985
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PROVENANCE
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Pine, bamboo, and plum blossom are known as the “Three Friends” of winter as metaphors of the scholar-gentleman’s ideal of integrity, endurance, loftiness, and purity.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 864
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n153
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 266
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n290
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 266
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n290
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 353
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n373
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