id:			318493
accession number:	2018.293
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.293
updated:		2023-05-23 11:06:51.944000

Transitional Blue-and-White Square Bottle, 1628–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Chongzhen reign (1628-44) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration; height: 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 2018.293

title:				Transitional Blue-and-White Square Bottle
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creation date:			1628–1722
creation date earliest:		1628
creation date latest:		1722
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Chongzhen reign (1628-44) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722)
technique:	Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Ming Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: height: 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Collection of Beurdeley & Cie, Paris, France
	date: before 1978–?
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	(Christie's Paris, France, 7 December 2007 sale, lot no. 126. Sold to J. J. Lally)
	date: December 7, 2007
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	(J. J. Lally & Co., New York, NY,  sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)
	date: 2007–2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018–
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fun fact:


digital description:
The shape of this flask derives from European gin bottles. Its decoration in brilliant shades of blue with fantastic animal motifs—such as a leopard, the mystical <em>qilin</em>, a horse, and another imaginary beast—is characteristic of porcelain of the transitional period between the Ming and Qing dynasties when potters lost imperial patronage and experimented to find new clients in China and abroad.

wall description:
The shape of this flask is inspired by Dutch square gin bottles carried to Asia on East India Company ships in the 1600s. Its design represents a departure from the classic imperial Ming dynasty style which is mostly ornamental and symmetrical.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Beurdeley, Cécile. <em>La Céramique chinoise: Le guide du connaisseur</em>. Fribourg, France: Office du Livre, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 211, pl. 79
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	Christie's Paris. <em>Art d'Asie</em>. 7 December 2007. Sale 5490.
	page number: 	Reproduced: lot 126, p. 48
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	Sotheby's Hong Kong, Ltd.<em> Chinese art from two private American collections</em>. 5 April 2017. Sale HK0767.
	page number: 	Reproduced: lot 1110, pp. 62-65
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	Von Spee, Clarissa. “Acquisitions 2018: Chinese Art.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>vol. 59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 28.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 28.
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