id:			140279
accession number:	1964.250
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.250
updated:		2023-11-29 17:49:41.152000

Water Container with Birds and Flowers, late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Porcelain with overglaze color enamel (Arita ware); height with lid: 13.3 x 7.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.250

title:				Water Container with Birds and Flowers
title in original language:	色絵花鳥文水注
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creation date:			late 1600s
creation date earliest:		1660
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	Porcelain with overglaze color enamel (Arita ware)
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: height with lid: 13.3 x 7.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
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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:		To the River's South in Japanese Painting (Japanese art rotation)
	opening date:   2023-12-15T05:00:00
	<i>To the River's South in Japanese Painting (Japanese art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 15, 2023-June 2, 2024).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Bluett and Sons, London, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
	date: ?–1958
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	Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1958–1964
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1964-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
	page number: 	Mentioned: cat. no. 118, pp. 81–82
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