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Vase with Chi-Dragon Handles and Flowers and Birds

1736–95

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period

(1736-95)

Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over transparent glaze

Overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)

Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.712

Location

238 Chinese Ceramics

Description

This four-sided vase with ovoid body, spreading foot, and short neck is decorated with birds, trees, and flowers in various enamels. The two dragon handles are decorated with floral designs in gold on a rouge-de-fer ground.

Inscriptions

Inscription Translation

Qianlong mark

Provenance

?-1913

George Reynolds Davies, Esq. [1843 or 44-1918], Hartford, Cheshire, England, sold to Gorer

1913-?

Edgar Ezekiel Gorer [1872-1915], London, England ¹

?-1942

John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1942-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Provenance Footnotes

¹Edgar Ezekiel Gorer (1872-1915) was an interior decorator and dealer in 'Oriental' works of art based at 170 New Bond Street, London. He started in business with his father, Solomon Lewis Gorer (1842-1907), so at various times the company was called Messrs. S. Gorer & Son or the Indo-China Curio Trading Company.
Edgar Gorer died in the sinking of the Cunard liner RMS Lusitania off the coast of Ireland by a German submarine.

Citations

Gorer, Edgar, and J. F. Blacker. Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones. London: B. Quaritch, 1911. Mentioned and Reproduced: Vol. II, pl. 226

Davies, George R. Collection of Old Chinese Porcelains Formed by George R. Davies. London: Printed by G.W. Jones, at the sign of the Dolphin, 1913. Mentioned: cat. no. 37, p. 15; Reproduced: plate III, facing p. 14 archive.org

“Chinese Porcelain in the Davies Collection.” The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, vol. 23, no. 123, 1913, pp. 162–167. www.jstor.org

Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942. Mentioned: p. 76, cat. no. 204 archive.org

Hollis, Howard. “Department of Oriental Art: Chinese Ceramics and Jades.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 29, no. 9, 1942, pp. 150–157. www.jstor.org

Zauhō Kankōkai 座右寶刋行會. Sekai tōji zenshū [Catalogue of World's Ceramics = 世界陶磁全集]. Vol. 12. 清朝篇・附安南. タイQing Dynasty, Annam, Thailand. Tōkyō: Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 1955. p. 180, fig. 34

The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 889 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 271 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 271 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 360 archive.org

Exhibition history

Collection of Old Chinese Porcelains formed by George R. Davies, Esq. Dreicer & Co., New York, NY (Autumn 1913).

Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).

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Vase with Chi-Dragon Handles and Flowers and Birds

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period

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