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Seal Color Box

1662–1722

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze
Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); Overall: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.673
Location: 238 Chinese Ceramics

Description

The "peach-bloom" glaze developed during the Kangxi era has been described as "drunken with beauty."
  • ?–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. 183; Mention: p. 74, cat. no. 183 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. Reproduced: p. 156 www.jstor.org
  • Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
  • {{cite web|title=Seal Color Box|url=false|author=|year=1662–1722|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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