id: 284742 accession number: 2017.16 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.16 updated: 2022-01-07 22:57:28.454000 Covered Jar with Carved Lotus Petals, 386-581. China, Northern Dynasties period (386-581). Glazed stoneware; lid: 2.8 x 14.1 cm (1 1/8 x 5 9/16 in.); vessel only: 21.8 x 24.3 cm (8 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna and James Reid 2017.16 title: Covered Jar with Carved Lotus Petals title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 386-581 creation date earliest: 386 creation date latest: 581 current location: 241B Arts of Ancient China creditline: Gift of Donna and James Reid copyright: --- culture: China, Northern Dynasties period (386-581) technique: Glazed stoneware department: Chinese Art collection: China - Northern Dynasties type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Lid: 2.8 x 14.1 cm (1 1/8 x 5 9/16 in.); vessel only: 21.8 x 24.3 cm (8 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Recent Acquisitions opening date: 2018-03-17T04:00:00 Recent Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Donna [b. 1931] and James Reid [1926-2020], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: 1997-2016 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2017-present footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This jar still has its original cover, which is rare among surviving examples. Its missing knob most likely had the shape of a lotus bud. Beautifully carved lotus petals cover the vessel’s shoulder and lid under a translucent green glaze. In Buddhism, the lotus is a flower symbolizing purity and detachment from worldly affairs; its presence suggests that this vessel was meant to be used in a religious context. The well-crafted double loop handles may have held a silk cloth or other textile that would have been folded over the lid to keep it in place. This aesthetic prefigures the celebrated green celadons in adjacent regions. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.16/2017.16_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.16/2017.16_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.16/2017.16_full.tif