Cleveland Museum of Art
Dish with Bird on Fruit Tree Branch
- Date
- 1662–1722
- Medium
- Porcelain with famille-verte overglaze enamel decoration
- Culture
- China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and reign (1662–1722)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 140228
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
A green-winged, red-billed bird perches on a fruit tree branch. The dish is painted in bright enamels and fine outlines to create vibrant tones and delicate textures, especially visible in the bird’s feathers. The plant motif extends beyond the rim in what is known as an “over-the-wall” composition. While decorative, the composition and color scheme remain stylized rather than naturalistic. The existence of several Kangxi period dishes with an almost identical design suggests that the composition followed standardized templates, likely intended for festive occasions or as a gift. This dish is related to the set created for the Kangxi emperor's 60th birthday.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
- Provenance
- ?–1960: (Frank Caro [1904–1980], New York, NY, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin) | 1960–1964: Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1964–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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