id: 140167
accession number: 1964.166
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Brush Washer with Dragons, 1426-1435. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande reign (1426-1435). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.); overall: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.166
title: Brush Washer with Dragons
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creation date: 1426-1435
creation date earliest: 1426
creation date latest: 1435
current location: 238 Chinese Ceramics
creditline: Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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culture: China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande reign (1426-1435)
technique: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Ming Dynasty
type: Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.); Overall: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
opening date: 1990-07-05T04:00:00
The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
title: Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00
Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* 1949 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Ming Blue and White, 1949: no. 43.
1982 Cleveland Museum of Art, The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from The Cleveland Museum of Art, June 30-September 5, 1982: no. 123.
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PROVENANCE
Geoffrey Stevenon, Boston (Frank Caro, New York); Severance and Greta Millikin, 1964
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The attractive tonal range found in the painted decoration, resulting from the irregular size of cobalt
bits in the pigment, and the pocked glaze surface identify this stunning brush washer as a classic
Xuande period piece despite the absence of a reign mark.
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