id:			140319
accession number:	1964.277.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.277.a
updated:		2023-03-10 19:42:51.807000

Square Jar with Birds in a Flowering Landscape: in Kakiemon Style, late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gold decoration; overall: 27.8 x 11.6 cm (10 15/16 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.277.a

title:				Square Jar with Birds in a Flowering Landscape: in Kakiemon Style
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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 enamel and gold decoration
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Ceramic
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 27.8 x 11.6 cm (10 15/16 x 4 9/16 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:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
	opening date:   2018-01-02T05:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 2-July 9, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Later Japanese Art Rotation</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 10-May 6, 2003).

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PROVENANCE

	(K.J. Hewett, Ltd., London, UK, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
	date: ?-1963
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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: 1963-64
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1964-
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fun fact:
A jar like this was fired at a high temperature, painted with colored enamels, and then fired again at a lower temperature.

digital description:
This type of square jar decorated with birds in a landscape is a common category of Kakiemon ware. It was likely paired with a complementary yet nonidentical mate. The pine tree, plum, and bamboo together form the frequently depicted motif known as the Three Friends of Winter (shōchikubai), so named because of their hardy perseverance in the cold.

wall description:
This type of square jar decorated with birds in a landscape is a common category of Kakiemon ware. It was likely paired with a complementary yet nonidentical mate. The pine tree, plum, and bamboo together form the frequently depicted motif known as the Three Friends of Winter (shōchikubai), so named because of their hardy perseverance in the cold.
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