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Source Description
This large platter with grape and floral decoration, which is different from small stem cups decorated with dragons, <a href="http://www.cma.org/art/1957.60"><u>CMA 1957.60</u></a> and <a href="http://www.cma.org/art/1964.168"><u>CMA 1964.168</u></a>, was made primarily for export to southeastern and western Asia. However, a similar example bearing the Xuande reign mark has also been excavated from the Ming imperial kilns at Jingdezhen.
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130362
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Plate with Grapes and Floral Sprays
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130362
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Plate with Grapes and Floral Sprays
description
This large platter with grape and floral decoration, which is different from small stem cups decorated with dragons, <a href="http://www.cma.org/art/1957.60"><u>CMA 1957.60</u></a> and <a href="http://www.cma.org/art/1964.168"><u>CMA 1964.168</u></a>, was made primarily for export to southeastern and western Asia. However, a similar example bearing the Xuande reign mark has also been excavated from the Ming imperial kilns at Jingdezhen.
date
1403–24
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60760665
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Ceramic
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 43.2 cm (17 in.); Overall: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
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China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Yongle period (1403-24)
accession
1953.127
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porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
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Plate with Grapes and Floral Sprays, 1403–24. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Yongle period (1403-24). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 43.2 cm (17 in.); overall: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1953.127
collection
China - Ming Dynasty
citations
citation
Garner, Harry Mason. <em>Oriental Blue and White</em>. London: Faber and Faber, 1954.
page_number
Reproduced: pl. 14; Mentioned: p. 18
citation
Zauhō Kankōkai 座右寶刋行會. <em>Sekai tōji zenshū</em> [Catalogue of World's Ceramics = 世界陶磁全集]. Vol. 2. Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi hen 奈良. 平安. 鎌倉. 室町篇. Tōkyō: Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 1955.
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Reproduced: pl. 56
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Lee, Sherman E. “Early Ming Blue and White Porcelains.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 42, no. 2, 1955, pp. 27–31.
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Reproduced: p. 28
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 863
citation
Mayuyama, Junkichi. <em>Chinese Ceramics in the West: Compendium of Chinese Ceramic Masterpieces in European and American Collection</em>. Tokyo: Mayuyama & Co, 1960.
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Reproduced: pl. 92
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Lee, Sherman E. <em>A History of Far Eastern Art</em>. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1964.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 417, fig. no. 554
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 266
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<em>Selected Works: Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
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Reproduced: pl. 66
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 266
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 353
citation
Neils, Jenifer. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page_number
cat. no. 124
creditline
Anonymous Gift
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2026-05-29 06:44:12.585000
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130362
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Chinese Art
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China - Ming Dynasty
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porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
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