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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measurements: Diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); height: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 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: 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
* St. Louis City Art Museum (10/9–11/15/1970) and Kansas City (12/3/1970-1/3/1971): “200 Years of Japanese Porcelain”
Cleveland Museum of Art, (3/27-8/28/2011); "The Lure of Painted Poetry" cat. no. 12
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PROVENANCE
(Harry C. Nail, Jr., Palo Alto); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1960.
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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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