id:			140174
accession number:	1964.172
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.172
updated:		2025-02-14 13:29:52.723000

Square Double-Gourd Vase with Floral Scrolls, 1522–66. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522-66). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration and overglaze enamel; overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.172

title:				Square Double-Gourd Vase with Floral Scrolls
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creation date:			1522–66
creation date earliest:		1522
creation date latest:		1566
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creditline:			Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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culture:	China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522-66)
technique:	porcelain with underglaze blue decoration and overglaze enamel
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Ming Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	大明嘉靖年製
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
	opening date:   1990-07-05T04:00:00
	<i>The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).

	title:		China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
	opening date:   2022-12-10T05:00:00
	<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

* {'description': "<em>Arts de la Chine Ancienne</em>. Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, France (1937).", 'opening_date': '1937-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. and Mr. Maurice Solvay [1898–1960], Paris, France
	date: by 1937–?
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			* <div><!--block-->Belgian-born Maurice Solvay was a chemical businessman.</div>
			
			
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	(Frank Caro, New York, NY, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
	date: ?–1957
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	Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1957–1964
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1964–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Salles, Georges. <em>Arts de la Chine ancienne</em>. Paris: Musée de L'Orangerie, 1937.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 233, no. 833
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	<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 75, no. 81
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