The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Fluted Bowl with Dragon, Butterfly, and Flowers

early 1700s

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamels and gold (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)
Diameter: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); height: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.253
Location: Not on view

Description

A dragon encircled by sprays of flowers and a butterfly enliven the interior of this fluted bowl. The exterior has similar decoration, with touches of gold on some petals. The flutes enhance both the visual and tactile experience; their tapered forms draw the eye from the edges inward and provide ridges for the hands.
  • (Bluett and Sons, London); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1959.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011. Mentioned: P. 59; Reproduced: P. 61, no. 43
  • The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).
    The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
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