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Former director Sherman Lee stressed the significance of technical innovation in his study of Chinese ceramics. He believed that "in the great Chinese [ceramic] tradition one can say that its major theme is the development and refinement of monochrome stoneware and porcelain . . . [E]ven in the Ming and Qing dynasties, equal attention was given to monochrome reds and yellows." This masterpiece of Ming monochrome ware was part of the Millikins' generous bequest, one that significantly augmented the museum's already strong holdings of Chinese ceramics. Lee pointed out that with this bequest the museum's collection is "reasonably complete and, even better, represented by works of high quality."
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154696
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Dish
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154696
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object
title
Dish
description
Former director Sherman Lee stressed the significance of technical innovation in his study of Chinese ceramics. He believed that "in the great Chinese [ceramic] tradition one can say that its major theme is the development and refinement of monochrome stoneware and porcelain . . . [E]ven in the Ming and Qing dynasties, equal attention was given to monochrome reds and yellows." This masterpiece of Ming monochrome ware was part of the Millikins' generous bequest, one that significantly augmented the museum's already strong holdings of Chinese ceramics. Lee pointed out that with this bequest the museum's collection is "reasonably complete and, even better, represented by works of high quality."
date
1465–87
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60755937
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Ceramic
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1
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import
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Diameter: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
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China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Chenghua mark and period (1465-1487)
accession
1989.288
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porcelain with yellow glaze
tombstone
Dish, 1465–87. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Chenghua mark and period (1465-1487). Porcelain with yellow glaze; diameter: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.288
collection
China - Ming Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
大明成化年製
inscription_translation
Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi (Made in the Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign)
citations
citation
<em>House of Art</em>. Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, n.d.
page_number
no. 94
citation
Neils, Jenifer. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page_number
no. 129
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
page_number
cat. no. 47
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Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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2026-05-29 08:00:28.288000
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154696
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Chinese Art
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China - Ming Dynasty
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porcelain with yellow glaze
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