id:			140314
accession number:	1964.273.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.273.1
updated:		2022-10-31 19:55:43.997000

Hexagonal Jar, late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). One of a pair; porcelain with overglaze color enamel and gold decoration (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type); overall: 26.8 x 18.6 cm (10 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.273.1

title:				Hexagonal Jar
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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:	One of a pair; porcelain with overglaze color enamel and gold decoration (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 26.8 x 18.6 cm (10 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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

* St. Louis City Art Museum (10/9–11/15/1970) and Kansas City (12/3/1970-1/3/1971): “200 Years of Japanese Porcelain”<br>Cleveland Museum of Art (7/5–9/2/1990): “The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection” <br>Cleveland Museum of Art (February 20 - May 6, 2003): Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113)<br>Cleveland Museum of Art (March 18 - November 17, 2004): Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113)<br>Cleveland Museum of Art (3/27-8/28/2011); "The Lure of Painted Poetry" cat. no. 79

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PROVENANCE

	(K. J. Hewett, Ltd., London); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1962.
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wall description: 
This kakiemon-type jar with plum design is a product made for the European markets. Here, Japanese kakiemon potters transformed the typical plum, bamboo, and pine motifs into a theme appreciating the plum. The 9th-century Japanese scholar and politician Sugawara Michizane established the plum as a symbol of scholarship. An excellent poet, particularly of Chinese-style poetry, he was also well known for his love of plum blossoms. Later, the plum came to represent tenmangu, a shrine for Sugawara.
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