The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 8, 2026

A bronze vessel stands on three legs shaped like winged, squatting figures. Dark brown with small patches of green corrosion, dense geometric patterns and inlaid swirling clouds cover the rounded body. To the right, a spout emerges as a bird's head with a wide-open beak and large eyes. An arched handle of intertwined serpents connects the back to the spout. The tiered lid features similar scrolls and a small creature perched near the rim.

Kettle with Handle

1700s–1800s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49)
bronze
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.241
Location: Not on view
  • John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, to his relatives Severance and Greta Millikin
    ?–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
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