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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CREATORS
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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
The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. 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
To the River's South in Japanese Painting (Japanese art rotation). 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
Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 118, pp. 81–82
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.250/1964.250_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.250/1964.250_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.250/1964.250_full.tif