id:			75573
accession number:	2020.180
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.180
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Yellow-Glazed Bowl, 1505–21. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1505–21). Porcelain with monochrome yellow glaze; overall: 8 x 18.9 cm (3 1/8 x 7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.180

title:				Yellow-Glazed Bowl
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creation date:			1505–21
creation date earliest:		1505
creation date latest:		1521
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creditline:			Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
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culture:	China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1505–21)
technique:	Porcelain with monochrome yellow glaze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Ming Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 8 x 18.9 cm (3 1/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	大明正德年製
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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

	(Marchant, London, UK, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley)
	date: ?–2011
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	Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 2011–2020
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2020–
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fun fact:
Zhengde–marked bowls of this so-called imperial yellow type are also preserved in the National Palace Museum in Taipei and the Topkapi Saray, Istanbul, once the palace of the Ottoman sultans.

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wall description:
Monochrome yellow–glazed porcelain appears first during the Ming dynasty and is the combined result of technological advancement, the requirements of state rituals, and aspirations of taste. The base bears a mark of the Zhengde (正德) reign period, renowned for its high-quality imperial porcelain, and a pleasure-seeking emperor who died in his youth. Imperial marks were permitted to be applied only by Jingdezhen workshops affiliated with the court. Most scholars believe that yellow monochrome ware was reserved for the use of the imperial household or served as diplomatic gifts. The color is therefore often called “imperial yellow.”
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