id:			140294
accession number:	1964.260
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.260
updated:		2023-03-23 11:10:04.472000

Dish with Two Men Playing Go, 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Porcelain, molded, with overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Imari style); overall: 2.4 x 13.8 cm (15/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.260

title:				Dish with Two Men Playing Go
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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, molded, with overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Imari style)
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 2.4 x 13.8 cm (15/16 x 5 7/16 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:		The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art
	opening date:   2011-03-27T00:00:00
	<i>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art (7/5–9/2/1990): “The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection” <br>Cleveland Museum of Art, (3/27-8/28/2011); "The Lure of Painted Poetry" cat. no. 11

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PROVENANCE

	(K. J. Hewett, London); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1960.
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wall description:
This modest serving dish is decorated with two figures playing chess, or <em>go </em>in Japanese. The green color is typical of <em>kutani</em> porcelain. This dish was produced for the export market after Japan replaced China as Europe’s primary source for export porcelain.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 23, no. 11
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