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Source Description
Dressed in layered robes and a jacketlike garment called an <em>uchikake</em> with a lively floral design, figures such as this one may have derived from dolls formed in the likeness of courtesans. It was produced in Hizen Province (in present-day Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu) by the Sakaida family of ceramists, the head of which has gone by the first name Kakiemon for many generations. As a result, the studio’s historical works are known as Kakiemon ware. The studio is distinguished for being among the earliest in Japan to use multicolor overglaze enamel and for the milky white of its porcelain.
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140434
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Standing Figure of a Beauty
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140434
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title
Standing Figure of a Beauty
description
Dressed in layered robes and a jacketlike garment called an <em>uchikake</em> with a lively floral design, figures such as this one may have derived from dolls formed in the likeness of courtesans. It was produced in Hizen Province (in present-day Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu) by the Sakaida family of ceramists, the head of which has gone by the first name Kakiemon for many generations. As a result, the studio’s historical works are known as Kakiemon ware. The studio is distinguished for being among the earliest in Japan to use multicolor overglaze enamel and for the milky white of its porcelain.
date
c. 1690
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60763311
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1964.366
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Porcelain with overglaze color enamels (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)
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Standing Figure of a Beauty (色絵婦人立像), c. 1690. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with overglaze color enamels (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type); overall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1964.366
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色絵婦人立像
collection
Japanese Art
didYouKnow
Look closely! One of this fashionable woman's feet is peeking out from under her layered kimono.
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 285
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Golden Anniversary Acquisition,” 1966, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
citation
Stechow, Wolfgang. "Cleveland's Golden Anniversary Acquisitions." <em>Artnews</em> 65, no. 5 (September 1966): 30–64.<br>Published as: <em>An Ukiyo-e Beauty</em>
page_number
Reproduced: p. 34; Mentioned: p. 63
citation
Lerner, Martin. “Tea-Ceremony Pottery and Export Porcelain.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 54, no. 9 (November 1967): 267–278, 290-292B.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 276–278, fig. 6, Back Cover
citation
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. 285
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. 387
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
Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 154–155, no. 158; Reproduced: Color plate after p. 150
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 244
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 07:12:53.207000
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140434
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with overglaze color enamels (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)
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