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Water Pot with Ivory Lid

1662–1722

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
porcelain with peach bloom glaze; ivory lid
Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.672
Location: 238 Chinese Ceramics

Description

The "peach-bloom" glaze developed during the Kangxi era has been described as "drunken with beauty." The water pot's glaze is in shades ranging from red to grayish rose. The interior and base are covered in white glaze.
  • 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
  • Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, OH]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942. Reproduced: p. [68], Plate XXXIII, cat. no. 178; Mention: p. 74, cat. no. 178 archive.org
    Hollis, Howard. "Department of Oriental Arts: Chinese Ceramics and Jades." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 29, no. 9 (November 1942): 150–157. Mentioned: p. 154, 157; Reproduced: p. 156. www.jstor.org
    Ball, Victoria Kloss. Architecture and Interior Design. New York: Wiley, 1980. Reproduced: vol. 1, pl. 14
  • Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
  • {{cite web|title=Water Pot with Ivory Lid|url=false|author=|year=1662–1722|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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