id:			140205
accession number:	1964.197
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.197
updated:		2022-09-22 10:04:52.157000

Bowl with Flying Cranes, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35). Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels; diameter: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.197

title:				Bowl with Flying Cranes
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creation date:			1723–35
creation date earliest:		1723
creation date latest:		1735
current location:		
creditline:			Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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culture:	China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35)
technique:	porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

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

	inscription:	大清雍正年制
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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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Arts de la Chine Ancienne</em>. Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, France (1937).

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. and Mr. Maurice Solvay [1898–1960], Paris, France
	date: by 1937–?
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	(Frank Caro [1904–1980], 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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fun fact: 


digital description: 
The interior of this small bowl has peaches in the center bordered by stylized cloud forms alternating with cranes in flight. Both cranes and peaches symbolize longevity making this bowl doubly auspicious.

wall description: 

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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. 831
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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. 80; Reproduced: pl. 3
	url:		

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