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Pair of Lotus Petal Vases

1662–1722

Part of a set. See all set records

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period

(1662-1722)

Porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze

Overall: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)

Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.668

Location

238 Chinese Ceramics

Description

The "peach-bloom" glaze developed during the Kangxi era has also been described as "drunken with beauty." Technical achievements were transcended with aesthetic associations, revealing the greatest sensitivity to all things beautiful in nature.

Provenance

James R. Garland

J. P. Morgan [1837–1913]

Judge Elbert H. Gary [1846–1927]

?-1942

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

1942-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942. Reproduced: p. [68], Plate XXXIII, cat. no. 179-180; Mention: p. 74, cat. no. 179-180 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 884 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. 270 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. 270 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. 359 archive.org

Neils, Jenifer. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. cat. no. 134

Mahlerbe, Anne. “La Quete du Rouge: Reve et Cauchemar du Potier.” La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre 236 (Janvier-Fevrier 2021): 50-53. Reproduced: p. 51

Exhibition history

The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 30-September 5, 1982).