id:			154666
accession number:	1989.265.1.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.265.1.a
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:05.772000

Tea Container with Plum Blossoms, early 1800s. Aoki Mokubei (Japanese, 1767–1833). Porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 7.7 x 4.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.265.1.a

title:				Tea Container with Plum Blossoms
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creation date:			early 1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1830
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creditline:			Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
copyright:			

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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	porcelain with underglaze blue
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Aoki Mokubei (Japanese, 1767–1833)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 7.7 x 4.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed "Ro Mokubei" on base in underglaze blue.
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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:		Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III
	opening date:   2017-05-21T04:00:00
	<i>Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 21-September 3, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Mathias Komor, New York, NY, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
	date: ?-1976
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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: 1976-1989
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1989-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 143, p. 22; Mentioned: p. 86
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