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Pair of Bowls with Xiwangmu and Attendants

1662–1722

Part of a set. See all set records

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722), but Chenghua mark

(1465-87)

Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration

Diameter: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.); Overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Vessel: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.)

Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.218

Location

238 Chinese Ceramics

Description

Xiwangmu is the name for the Queen Mother of the West, an ancient Chinese goddess.

Inscriptions

Inscription

大明成化年製

Inscription Translation

Apocryphal inscription reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" (Made in the Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign)

Inscription Remark

Chenghua mark (1465-87) but made during the Qing emperor Kangxi's reign (1662-1722)

Provenance
William Bahr, Montréal, Québec, Canada
?-1961
(Frank Caro, New York, NY, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
1961-1964
Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1964-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. Mentioned: p. 73, cat. no. 69
Exhibition history

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

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