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Monochrome yellow–glazed porcelain appears first during the Ming dynasty and is the combined result of technological advancement, the requirements of state rituals, and aspirations of taste. The base bears a mark of the Zhengde (正德) reign period, renowned for its high-quality imperial porcelain, and a pleasure-seeking emperor who died in his youth. Imperial marks were permitted to be applied only by Jingdezhen workshops affiliated with the court. Most scholars believe that yellow monochrome ware was reserved for the use of the imperial household or served as diplomatic gifts. The color is therefore often called “imperial yellow.”
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75573
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Yellow-Glazed Bowl
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75573
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title
Yellow-Glazed Bowl
description
Monochrome yellow–glazed porcelain appears first during the Ming dynasty and is the combined result of technological advancement, the requirements of state rituals, and aspirations of taste. The base bears a mark of the Zhengde (正德) reign period, renowned for its high-quality imperial porcelain, and a pleasure-seeking emperor who died in his youth. Imperial marks were permitted to be applied only by Jingdezhen workshops affiliated with the court. Most scholars believe that yellow monochrome ware was reserved for the use of the imperial household or served as diplomatic gifts. The color is therefore often called “imperial yellow.”
date
1505–21
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CC0
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en
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Q87480811
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Ceramic
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 8 x 18.9 cm (3 1/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
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China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1505–21)
accession
2020.18
Source extras
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Porcelain with monochrome yellow glaze
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Yellow-Glazed Bowl, 1505–21. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1505–21). Porcelain with monochrome yellow glaze; overall: 8 x 18.9 cm (3 1/8 x 7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.180
collection
China - Ming Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
大明正德年製
inscription_translation
Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi (Made in the Zhengde reign of the Ming dynasty)
inscription_remark
Six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle
didYouKnow
Zhengde–marked bowls of this so-called imperial yellow type are also preserved in the National Palace Museum in Taipei and the Topkapi Saray, Istanbul, once the palace of the Ottoman sultans.
citations
citation
Von Spee, Clarissa. "Chinese Ceramics and Works on Paper." In <em>The Keithley Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, </em>edited by Heather Lemonedes Brown, 194–229. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2022.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 218–219; Mentioned: pp. 259–261
citation
"Exhibitions: Transformative Gift." <em>Art & Antiques </em>XLV, no. 10 (November 2022): 48–53.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 48
creditline
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
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2026-06-11 12:17:38.994000
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75573
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Chinese Art
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China - Ming Dynasty
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Porcelain with monochrome yellow glaze
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