id: 141928 accession number: 1965.468 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.468 updated: 2025-02-09 03:11:43.832000 Phoenix-Headed Ewer, 1000s. China, possibly Guangdong province, Xicun, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Porcelain with pale greenish-white glaze; overall: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1965.468 title: Phoenix-Headed Ewer title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1000s creation date earliest: 1000 creation date latest: 1099 current location: 238 Chinese Ceramics creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin copyright: --- culture: China, possibly Guangdong province, Xicun, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) technique: porcelain with pale greenish-white glaze department: Chinese Art collection: China - Five Dynasties type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions opening date: 1966-09-10T04:00:00 Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-October 16, 1966). title: The Colors of Ink opening date: 1974-01-10T04:00:00 The Colors of Ink. Asia House Galleries (January 10-March 3, 1974); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-May 12, 1974). title: Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions opening date: 1994-10-18T04:00:00 Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 18-December 31, 1994). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?–1965 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1965– footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. page number: Reproduced: p. 255 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n279 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. page number: Reproduced: p. 255 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n279 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 336 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n356 Hopper, Robin. Functional Pottery : Form and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose. 2nd ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000. page number: Reproduced: p. 83 url: Leidy, Denise Patry. Celadon on the Seas: Chinese Ceramics from the 9th to the 14th Century. New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 2024. page number: Mentioned: p. 83; Reproduced: p. 74, 83, fig. 4.12 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1965.468/1965.468_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1965.468/1965.468_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1965.468/1965.468_full.tif