id:			141928
accession number:	1965.468
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.468
updated:		2023-03-22 14:08:02.691000

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
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series:				
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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:			

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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
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catalogue raisonne: 

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measurements: Overall: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions
	opening date:   1966-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions</i>. 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
	<i>The Colors of Ink</i>. 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
	<i>Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 18-December 31, 1994).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
Phoenix-headed ewers of this type have been unearthed at Xicun in Guangdong province. Wares with a thick and coarse body were fired in local Xicun kilns, but those with a thin and refined body—such as this piece—were likely produced at Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966.</em> 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 336
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n356

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