In the center of this plate a majestic coiled dragon is surrounded by clouds, a wave pattern, and five-petaled rosettes around the rim. In front of the dragon's mouth is a flaming pearl, a symbol often associated with dragons from this time. The plate achieves distinctive visual contrasts with green glaze and brown, and its main decorative motifs are raised.

Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

Year in Review (1961)

Chinese Art Under the Mongols: The Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2-November 24, 1968).

Chinese Art Under the Mongols: The Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368)

Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 24-November 25, 1990).

Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia

Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17, 1991-January 5, 1992).

Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection

The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia 1256-1353. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (October 28, 2002-February 16, 2003); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (April 13-July 27, 2003).

The Legacy of Genghis Khan:  Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia 1256-1353

A shallow, circular porcelaneous stoneware plate features a pale green glaze. A central medallion in raised relief depicts a reddish-brown dragon coiling among stylized clouds. Concentric wavy patterns fill the inner walls, while the flat rim is marked by sixteen evenly spaced, five-petaled flowers. The contrast between the cool glaze and warm, unglazed clay highlights the intricate molded designs across the surface of the vessel.

Shohei Tanimura; "Sho-so-an," Kanazawa City, Japan

(Kanazawa Art Club, Kanazawa City, Japan, "Sale of Sho-so-an Collection," December 14, 1935 sale, lot no. 141);

Plate with Relief Dragon among Clouds

China, Zhejiang province, Longquan region, Yuan dynasty

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