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Bowl with Flying Cranes

1723–35

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign

(1723-35)

Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels

Diameter: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)

Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.197

Location

not on view

Description

The interior of this small bowl has peaches in the center bordered by stylized cloud forms alternating with cranes in flight. Both cranes and peaches symbolize longevity making this bowl doubly auspicious.

Inscriptions

Inscription

大清雍正年制

Inscription Translation

Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi (Made in the Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign)

Provenance
by 1937–?
Mrs. and Mr. Maurice Solvay [1898–1960], Paris, France
?–1957
(Frank Caro [1904–1980], New York, NY, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
1957–1964
Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1964–
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Salles, Georges. Arts de la Chine ancienne. Paris: Musée de L'Orangerie, 1937. Mentioned: p. 233, no. 831
Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. Mentioned: p. 75, no. 80; Reproduced: pl. 3
Exhibition history

Arts de la Chine Ancienne. Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, France (1937).

The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1964.197