id:			146698
accession number:	1972.14
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.14
updated:		2023-03-11 20:50:57.112000

Jar with Dragon and Phoenix Design, 1522–66. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522-66). Carved lacquer in cinnabar and other colors; overall: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1972.14

title:				Jar with Dragon and Phoenix Design
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creation date:			1522–66
creation date earliest:		1522
creation date latest:		1566
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522-66)
technique:	carved lacquer in cinnabar and other colors
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Ming Dynasty
type:		Lacquer
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measurements: Overall: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	大明嘉靖年製
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

	title:		Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia
	opening date:   1990-07-24T04:00:00
	<i>Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 24-November 25, 1990).

	title:		Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
	opening date:   2018-08-13T04:00:00
	<i>Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 13, 2018-February 3, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Kochukyo Co., Inc., Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1972
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1972-
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wall description:
A phoenix and dragon alternating with two auspicious ornate characters—“fortune” 福（<em>fu</em>) and “longevity” 壽 (<em>shou</em>)—adorn this exquisitely carved lacquer jar. Similar to contemporary five-color (<em>wucai</em>) decoration on porcelain, this jar shows layers of lacquer in black, ochre, green, and cinnabar (red). In a time-consuming process, a multitude of lacquer coatings were applied to the wooden core before its design could be carved into the surface. The phoenix and dragon are imperial emblems suggesting that this jar was made for the court. The base of the jar is inscribed: “Made in the Jiajing-era of the Great Ming [dynasty].”
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Garner, Sir Harry Mason. <em>Chinese Lacquer</em>. London: Faber and Faber, 1979.
	page number: 	Reproduced: fig. #77, p. 139
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	Wilson, J. Keith. "Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 77, no. 8 (1990): 286-323.
	page number: 	Referenced: cat. no. 33, p. 321. Reproduced: p. 287, 321
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25161297.

	Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1992." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (1993): 38-79.
	page number: 	Referenced: cat. no. 304, p. 115
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25161388.

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