id:			370220
accession number:	2019.176
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.176
updated:		2022-09-10 12:11:41.725000

Blue-and-White Dish with inscription, 1662–1722. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). Porcelain, underglaze cobalt blue decoration; overall: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund 2019.176

title:				Blue-and-White Dish with inscription
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			1662–1722
creation date earliest:		1662
creation date latest:		1722
current location:		
creditline:			The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
technique:	porcelain, underglaze cobalt blue decoration
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
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support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	jia wu wei jun zeng Xiang jiang yi hua tu
	translation:	
	remark:		

	inscription:	大明嘉靖年製
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Christie’s Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4 November 2003, lot 17, sold to a Dutch private collection)
	date: 4 November 2003
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	A Dutch private collection
	date: 2003–2019?
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	(Feng-Chun Ma Chinese & Japanese Art Consultancy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2019
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2019–
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fun fact: 
There is an apocryphal inscription on the bottom of the dish.

digital description: 
The dish shows a riverscape scene with boats and pine trees in the foreground. The inscription reads: <em>Through this object I present you a picture of the Xiang River</em>. The Xiang River is a tributary of the Yangzi River in Hunan province, associated with Chinese literature and history, and borders the Jiangnan region. The scenery and inscription imitate Chinese literati paintings of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

wall description: 
The inscription on the dish reads: “<em>Through this object I present you a picture of the Xiang River</em>.” The Xiang River is a tributary of the Yangzi River in Southeast China.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Christie's Amsterdam. <em>Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art</em>. 4 November 2003.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 4, Lot 17
	url:		

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.176/2019.176_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.176/2019.176_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.176/2019.176_full.tif