id:			157061
accession number:	1993.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.2
updated:		2022-06-16 09:00:38.844000

Flask in the Shape of a Fan, 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Imari ware porcelain, molded, carved, and glazed with overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); overall: 33.3 cm (13 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1993.2

title:				Flask in the Shape of a Fan
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creation date:			1600s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1700
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creditline:			Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	Imari ware porcelain, molded, carved, and glazed with overglaze enamel decoration
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); Overall: 33.3 cm (13 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art
	opening date:   2011-03-27T00:00:00
	<i>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art, (3/27-8/28/11); "The Lure of Painted Poetry" cat. no. 66

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
Possibly used during the summer, this fan-shaped flask features a phoenix on one side and a tiny bird on the other. It is in the style called <em>kakiemon</em> (after the name of the artisan family). The style is common among Japanese export porcelain known as Imari ware (after the name of the port) or Arita ware (after the name of the city of production). The phoenix is an imaginary bird that generally symbolized the imperial family. The Japanese adapted representations of a long-tailed chicken (<em>chobikei</em>) or a long-tailed bird (<em>onagatori</em>) to the image of the phoenix. This kind of phoenix design appears in the high-quality art of Kano school screens as well as the decorative arts.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cunningham, Michael R. <em>Masterworks of Asian art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 216 - 217
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