id:			448070
accession number:	2020.173.2.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.173.2.b
updated:		2023-08-24 01:47:39.908000

Cover for a Qingbai Ware Bowl, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; lid: 4 x 15.3 cm (1 9/16 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.173.2.b

title:				Cover for a Qingbai Ware Bowl
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creation date:			1100s–1200s
creation date earliest:		1127
creation date latest:		1279
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creditline:			Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
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culture:	South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
technique:	Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Song Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Lid: 4 x 15.3 cm (1 9/16 x 6 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
	opening date:   2022-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley)
	date: ?–2004
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	Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 2004–2020
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2020–
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fun fact:
The kilns in which <em>qingbai</em> ware were fired used pine wood as fuel, preventing oxidation and creating the distinct blue-green tint.

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wall description:
While dark-glazed ceramics resemble black lacquer ware, and celadons were often compared to green jade, white or bluish-white glazed stoneware imitates silver. Here, broad silver bands around the bowls’ rims accentuate their precious appearance. The incised petals are inspired by lotus flowers and the domed covers by their circular leaves. The lotus motif often indicates the use of an object in a Buddhist context, in which it is a symbol of purity as its flowers emerge unsullied from the mud of lakes and ponds. Alternatively, these bowls may have been used to hold food at banquets.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Vainker, S. J.<em> Chinese Pottery and Porcelain</em>. London: British Museum, 2005.
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