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Document identity
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122368
label
Bulb Bowl
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
122368
contentType
object
title
Bulb Bowl
date
1300s–1400s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80018684
genreSpecific
Ceramic
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7 x 20.3 cm (2 3/4 x 8 in.)
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Northern China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
accession
1942.66
Source extras
tec
Porcelaneous stoneware, numbered Jun ware
tombstone
Bulb Bowl, 1300s–1400s. Northern China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Porcelaneous stoneware, numbered Jun ware; overall: 7 x 20.3 cm (2 3/4 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.660
collection
China - Yuan Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
六
inscription_translation
6
inscription_remark
inscribed on the bottom
didYouKnow
The circle of 20 spur marks on base show where the bowl was supported during firing.
citations
citation
John Long Severance Art Collection Photographs: Old Chinese Porcelains, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 27, no. 139; Reproduced: p. 29
citation
<em>Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
page_number
Reproduced: p. [61], Plate XXX, cat. no. 137; Mention: p. 66, cat. no. 137
citation
Hollis, Howard. “Department of Oriental Art: Chinese Ceramics and Jades.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 29, no. 9 (November 1942): 150–157.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 155
citation
Kerr, Rose. <em>Dazzling Official Jun Wares: From Museums and Collections Around the World</em>. [Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK] : ACC Art Books, 2021.
page_number
Reproduced: pp. 244–245, no. 161
creditline
Bequest of John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:18:03.638000
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122368
dept
Chinese Art
coll
China - Yuan Dynasty
med
Porcelaneous stoneware, numbered Jun ware
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