The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 3, 2023

Stem Cup

1426–35

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period

(1426-1435)

Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze red enamel decoration

Overall: 9 x 9.9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1957.60

Location

238 Chinese Ceramics

Description

These two Ming imperial wares [1957.60 and 1957.61] are among the smallest, but most precious, of the museum's holdings in Chinese ceramics. Luminosity of glaze, freedom of drawing, and vibrancy of color are perfectly unified to fit the delicate shapes of these luxury items.

Inscriptions

Inscription

大明宣德年製

Inscription Translation

Da Ming Xuande nianzhi

Inscription Remark

Made in the Ming dynasty, Xuande period

Provenance
Men-Chu Wang, probably Palace Collection. Seller's No. 95
?-1957
(Frank Caro [1904-1980], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
1957-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. cat. no. 126
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 862 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. 266 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. 266 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. 353 archive.org
Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 102
Exhibition history

Ming Porcelains. China House Gallery, New York, NY (October 29, 1970-January 31, 1971).

The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-August 22, 1982).

Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 27-August 23, 2009).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1957.60