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Source Description
The "peach-bloom" glaze developed during the Kangxi era has been described as "drunken with beauty." The water pot's glaze is in shades ranging from red to grayish rose. The interior and base are covered in white glaze.
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Document identity
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122386
label
Water Pot
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122386
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object
title
Water Pot
description
The "peach-bloom" glaze developed during the Kangxi era has been described as "drunken with beauty." The water pot's glaze is in shades ranging from red to grayish rose. The interior and base are covered in white glaze.
date
1662–1722
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779777
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
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China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
accession
1942.672.a
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porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze
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Water Pot, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722). Porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze; overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.672.a
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)
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1
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936.</em> [Cleveland, OH]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
page_number
Reproduced: p. [68], Plate XXXIII, cat. no. 178; Mention: p. 74, cat. no. 178
citation
Hollis, Howard. "Department of Oriental Arts: Chinese Ceramics and Jades." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>29, no. 9 (November 1942): 150–157.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 154, 157; Reproduced: p. 156.
citation
Ball, Victoria Kloss. <em>Architecture and Interior Design</em>. New York: Wiley, 1980.
page_number
Reproduced: vol. 1, pl. 14
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Bequest of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 06:18:11.222000
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122386
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze
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