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Possibly used during the summer, this fan-shaped flask features a phoenix on one side and a tiny bird on the other. It is in the style called <em>kakiemon</em> (after the name of the artisan family). The style is common among Japanese export porcelain known as Imari ware (after the name of the port) or Arita ware (after the name of the city of production). The phoenix is an imaginary bird that generally symbolized the imperial family. The Japanese adapted representations of a long-tailed chicken (<em>chobikei</em>) or a long-tailed bird (<em>onagatori</em>) to the image of the phoenix. This kind of phoenix design appears in the high-quality art of Kano school screens as well as the decorative arts.
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157061
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Flask in the Shape of a Fan
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157061
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title
Flask in the Shape of a Fan
description
Possibly used during the summer, this fan-shaped flask features a phoenix on one side and a tiny bird on the other. It is in the style called <em>kakiemon</em> (after the name of the artisan family). The style is common among Japanese export porcelain known as Imari ware (after the name of the port) or Arita ware (after the name of the city of production). The phoenix is an imaginary bird that generally symbolized the imperial family. The Japanese adapted representations of a long-tailed chicken (<em>chobikei</em>) or a long-tailed bird (<em>onagatori</em>) to the image of the phoenix. This kind of phoenix design appears in the high-quality art of Kano school screens as well as the decorative arts.
date
1600s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79947293
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Ceramic
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Diameter: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); Overall: 33.3 cm (13 1/8 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1993.2
Source extras
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Imari ware porcelain, molded, carved, and glazed with overglaze enamel decoration
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Flask in the Shape of a Fan, 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Imari ware porcelain, molded, carved, and glazed with overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); overall: 33.3 cm (13 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1993.2
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Japanese Art
citations
citation
“1993 Annual Report.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 81, no. 6 (July 1994): 143–218.
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Mentioned: p. 158
citation
Cunningham, Michael R. <em>Masterworks of Asian art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998.
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Reproduced: p. 216 - 217
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
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Mentioned: P. 71; reproduced: P. 73, no. 66
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Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 08:10:32.182000
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157061
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Imari ware porcelain, molded, carved, and glazed with overglaze enamel decoration
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