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Source Description
Various techniques are applied to the decoration of susancai or "plain three-color" ware. The hidden dragons are incised, over which are painted decoration of fruit and flower sprays outlined with black pigment and colored with yellow, green, turquoise, and purplish brown enamels. The ground is filled with ivory enamel over unglazed clay.
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Document identity
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111788
label
Dish with Dragons, Pomegranates, and Peaches
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111788
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object
title
Dish with Dragons, Pomegranates, and Peaches
description
Various techniques are applied to the decoration of susancai or "plain three-color" ware. The hidden dragons are incised, over which are painted decoration of fruit and flower sprays outlined with black pigment and colored with yellow, green, turquoise, and purplish brown enamels. The ground is filled with ivory enamel over unglazed clay.
date
1662–1722
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758421
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)
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China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662–1722)
accession
1930.313
Source extras
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Porcelain with incised and enamel decoration, susancai ware
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Dish with Dragons, Pomegranates, and Peaches, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662–1722). Porcelain with incised and enamel decoration, susancai ware; diameter: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1930.313
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
大清康熙年制
inscription_translation
Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi (Made in the Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign)
inscription
Round sticker on the base: "Bluett & Sons, London"
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2
inscription
torn, formerly rectangular red sticker on base: "C.M.A."
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3
didYouKnow
There is an imperial ware mark on the base in double blue circles.
citations
citation
Hollis, Howard C. “Four Chinese Porcelains.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 22, no. 1, 1935, pp. 4–6.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 4-6
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Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
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2026-05-29 05:55:09.967000
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111788
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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Porcelain with incised and enamel decoration, susancai ware
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