id:			135013
accession number:	1957.64
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.64
updated:		2025-06-25 11:06:46.592000

Brush Washer, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Porcelaneous stoneware, Guan ware; diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1957.64

title:				Brush Washer
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creation date:			1200s
creation date earliest:		1200
creation date latest:		1299
current location:		238 Chinese Ceramics
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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culture:	China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
technique:	porcelaneous stoneware, Guan ware
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Song Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Scholar's Studio
	opening date:   1989-09-19T04:00:00
	<i>Scholar's Studio</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 19-December 17, 1989).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Men-Chu Wang, probably Palace Collection. Seller's no. 20; (Frank Caro, New York)
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Kleinhenz, Henry J. “Porcelains for Imperial Use: The Sung Dynasty.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 65, no. 4 (April 1978): 135–150.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 145; Reproduced: p. 150a, fig. 20, a
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159578

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