The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of September 16, 2024
Vase in the Form of Archaic Hu
1700s
(1644-1911)
Overall: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Location: 240B Chinese Decorative Arts
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Appreciated for their durability, hardness, lustre, and subdued colors, jade was considered one of the most precious materials in China.Description
The square vase made entirely of jade imitates a ceramic or metal type with a corded string around its shoulder. Superbly carved are also the rings that hang loosely in handles held by feline animal heads.- ? before 1936John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, by descent to Severance and Greta Millikin1936?-1964Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1964-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. Mentioned: cat. no. 203, p. 93
- The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1964.237