id: 135006 accession number: 1957.60 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.60 updated: 2023-04-23 11:15:54.925000 Stem Cup, 1426–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-1435). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze red enamel decoration; overall: 9 x 9.9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1957.60 title: Stem Cup title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1426–35 creation date earliest: 1426 creation date latest: 1435 current location: 238 Chinese Ceramics creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-1435) technique: porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze red enamel decoration department: Chinese Art collection: China - Ming Dynasty type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 9 x 9.9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: 大明宣德年製 translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art opening date: 1982-06-20T04:00:00 The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-August 22, 1982). title: Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art opening date: 2009-06-27T04:00:00 Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 27-August 23, 2009). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Ming Porcelains. China House Gallery, New York, NY (October 29, 1970-January 31, 1971). --- PROVENANCE Men-Chu Wang, probably Palace Collection. Seller's No. 95 date: footnotes: citations: (Frank Caro [1904-1980], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) date: ?-1957 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1957- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: These two Ming imperial wares [1957.60 and 1957.61] are among the smallest, but most precious, of the museum's holdings in Chinese ceramics. Luminosity of glaze, freedom of drawing, and vibrancy of color are perfectly unified to fit the delicate shapes of these luxury items. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. page number: cat. no. 126 url: 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. 862 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 Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 102 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1957.60/1957.60_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1957.60/1957.60_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1957.60/1957.60_full.tif