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Source Description
This deep hexagonal flowerpot, one of a pair in the collection, is numbered "8" and bears additional inscriptions to indicate specifically the location of its usage within the palace: "for use in the Study of Illumination (<em>Mingchuang yong</em>)" within the "Hall of Cultivating the Mind (<em>Yangxin Dian</em>)" of the Forbidden City. The inscriptions seem to suggest the Qing imperial provenance of this flower pot.
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122370
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Hexagonal Flower Pot
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122370
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object
title
Hexagonal Flower Pot
description
This deep hexagonal flowerpot, one of a pair in the collection, is numbered "8" and bears additional inscriptions to indicate specifically the location of its usage within the palace: "for use in the Study of Illumination (<em>Mingchuang yong</em>)" within the "Hall of Cultivating the Mind (<em>Yangxin Dian</em>)" of the Forbidden City. The inscriptions seem to suggest the Qing imperial provenance of this flower pot.
date
1300s–1400s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758072
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.5 x 15 cm (4 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
cul
China, Henan province, Yuxian, Juntai, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
accession
1942.661.1
Source extras
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porcelaneous stoneware, numbered Jun ware
tombstone
Hexagonal Flower Pot, 1300s–1400s. China, Henan province, Yuxian, Juntai, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Porcelaneous stoneware, numbered Jun ware; overall: 12.5 x 15 cm (4 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.661.1
collection
China - Yuan Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
八
inscription_translation
8
inscription
明窓用
inscription_translation
For use in the Study of Illumination (Mingchuang yong)
inscription
養心殿
inscription_translation
Hall of Cultivating the Mind (Yangxin Dian)
formerAccessionNumbers
1942.661
citations
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. 138; Mention: p. 66, cat. no. 138
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: P. 107, no. 68
creditline
Bequest of John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:18:04.188000
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122370
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Chinese Art
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China - Yuan Dynasty
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porcelaneous stoneware, numbered Jun ware
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