id:			139745
accession number:	1963.514
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.514
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Vase, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Porcelain with decoration in colored fa-lang enamels, Guyuexuan ware; overall: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1963.514

title:				Vase
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			1736–95
creation date earliest:		1736
creation date latest:		1795
current location:		010 Focus Gallery
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95)
technique:	Porcelain with decoration in colored fa-lang enamels, Guyuexuan ware
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.)
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support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	乾隆年製
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1963)
	opening date:   1963-11-26T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 26, 1963-January 5, 1964).

	title:		The Porcelain Connection
	opening date:   1982-06-22T04:00:00
	<i>The Porcelain Connection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-August 15, 1982).

	title:		China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
	opening date:   2022-12-11T05:00:00
	<i>China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(J.T. Tai, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1963
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	citations: 	


	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1963–
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fun fact:
The child in orange has a bun above his ear, while the rest of his head is clean-shaven, like the other children’s.

digital description:


wall description:
The four-character mark on the base of this vase indicates that it was made in Jingdezhen and then sent to Beijing to be decorated in the imperial workshops by painters who were trained in using Western perspective and shading.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. "Year in Review for 1963." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 50, no. 10 (1963): pp. 263-94.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 286, fig. 81
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25151974

	"Oriental Art Recently Acquired by American Museums, 1963." <em>Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America</em> 18 (1964): pp. 69-91.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 72, fig. 13
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/20067074

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 271
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n295

	<em>Childcraft Annual: An Annual Supplement to 'Childcraft: the How and Why Library</em>." Chicago: Field enterprises Educational Corporation, 1968.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 25
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 271
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n295

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 360
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n380

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IMAGES

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