id:			284742
accession number:	2017.16
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.16
updated:		2022-09-10 12:00:34.535000

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
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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
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culture:	China, Northern Dynasties period (386-581)
technique:	Glazed stoneware
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Northern Dynasties
type:		Ceramic
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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.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Recent Acquisitions
	opening date:   2018-03-17T04:00:00
	<i>Recent Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Donna [b. 1931] and James Reid [1926-2020], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1997-2016
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2017-present
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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.
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