Cleveland Museum of Art
Square Jar with Birds and Flowers
- Date
- late 1600s
- Medium
- Porcelain with overglaze color enamels and gold (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)
- Culture
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 140319
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
This lidded square jar was likely paired with a complementary yet nonidentical mate. The pine tree, plum, and bamboo together form the frequently depicted motif known as the Three Friends of Winter ( shōchikubai ), so named because of their hardy perseverance in the cold. Each side also features a pair of birds, including cranes on one face and pheasants on another. A jar like this was fired at a high temperature, painted with colored enamels, and then fired again at a lower temperature.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
- Provenance
- ?–1963: (K.J. Hewett, Ltd., London, England, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin) | 1963–64: Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1964–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Japanese Decorated Porcelain DishesThese objects are all ceramic dishes from Japan spanning the Momoyama, Edo, and Meiji periods, featuring various decorative techniques including underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, and naturalistic or figural motifs.
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