id: 140288
accession number: 1964.257
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Dish with Figures in a Garden, 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel and gold decoration (Hizen ware, Imari style); diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); height: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.257
title: Dish with Figures in a Garden
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creation date: 1700s
creation date earliest: 1700
creation date latest: 1799
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creditline: Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique: porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel and gold decoration (Hizen ware, Imari style)
department: Japanese Art
collection: Japanese Art
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
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measurements: Diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); height: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
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inscription: 大明嘉靖年製
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: 200 Years of Japanese Porcelain
opening date: 1970-10-09T04:00:00
200 Years of Japanese Porcelain. Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (organizer) (October 9-November 15, 1970); The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO (December 3-27, 1970).
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: The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art
opening date: 2011-03-27T00:00:00
The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Harry C. Nail, Jr. [1909–1990], Palo Alto, CA, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
date: ?–1960
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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: 1960–1964
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1964–
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This decorative porcelain—mass-produced for the export market in Europe—is inscribed with a poem from The Gateless Gate or The Gateless Barrier (Wuwen kuan in Chinese and Mumonkan in Japanese) by the Chinese Chan (Zen) master Wumen Huihai (1183–1260). The inscription reads, "I always remember the spring in the south. Where the partridges sing; how fragrant the countless flowers!"
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 23, no. 12
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