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    "localId": "135010",
    "label": "Covered Jar (lid)",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object"
}

{
    "id": "135010",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Covered Jar (lid)",
    "description": "In the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, luxury items became more affordable to larger parts of the society, including women, merchants, and literati in non-official positions. Imperial patronage and a growing urban population encouraged consumption of luxury goods and local craftmanship. This covered porcelain jar has blue underglaze and overglaze in red, green, and blue enamels. It shows Ming dynasty advancements in porcelain decoration and the creative mind of the talented artisans who made it.",
    "date": "1573–1620",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.62.b",
    "rights": "CC0",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
        "Q80027839"
    ],
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ceramic"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1957.62.b/1957.62.b_web.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1957.62.b/1957.62.b_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1573-1620)"
    ],
    "accession": "1957.62.b"
}

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    "tec": "porcelain with blue underglaze decoration and overglaze enamels in red, green, and yellow",
    "tombstone": "Covered Jar (lid), 1573–1620. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1573-1620). Porcelain with blue underglaze decoration and overglaze enamels in red, green, and yellow; overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1957.62.b",
    "collection": "China - Ming Dynasty",
    "didYouKnow": "This jar is painted with 16 figures of all ages enjoying a garden setting.",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.",
            "page_number": "Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 866",
            "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n154"
        },
        {
            "citation": "Mayuyama, Junkichi 繭山順吉, ed. <em>Chinese Ceramics in the West: Compendium of Chinese Ceramic Masterpieces in European and American Collection</em> 欧米蒐蔵中国陶磁図錄. Tokyo: Mayuyama &amp; Co, 1960.",
            "page_number": "Reproduced: pl. 108"
        },
        {
            "citation": "Lee, Sherman E. <em>A History of Far Eastern Art</em>. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1964.",
            "page_number": "Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 409, colorplate no 41"
        },
        {
            "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. 267",
            "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n291"
        },
        {
            "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. 267",
            "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n291"
        },
        {
            "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. 354",
            "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n374"
        },
        {
            "citation": "Lion-Goldschmidt, Daisy. <em>Ming Porcelain</em>. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.",
            "page_number": "Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 199, no. 196"
        },
        {
            "citation": "Sporre, Dennis J. <em>The Creative Impulse: An Introduction to the Arts</em>. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000.",
            "page_number": "Reproduced: p. 371, no. 12.19"
        },
        {
            "citation": "Sporre, Dennis J. <em>The Creative Impulse: An Introduction to the Arts</em>. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003."
        }
    ],
    "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.62.b",
    "creditline": "John L. Severance Fund",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 06:54:06.290000",
    "imageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1957.62.b/1957.62.b_print.jpg",
    "sourceId": 135010,
    "dept": "Chinese Art",
    "coll": "China - Ming Dynasty",
    "med": "porcelain with blue underglaze decoration and overglaze enamels in red, green, and yellow",
    "thumbnail_url": null,
    "image_url": null
}

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