The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 28, 2023

Plate with Tiger in Bamboo

c. 1700

Japan, Edo period

(1615-1868)

Porcelain with overglaze color enamels (Hizen ware, Arita type)

Diameter: 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.); Overall: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)

Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.256

Location

not on view

Description

This plate expresses an effective coupling of physical form and painted ornament. The artist bent the bamboo stalks on the right and the minimal landscape below to fit the contours of the dish. The tiger is drawn in long, fluid brushstrokes and filled with yellow overglaze enamel, conveying the hairy and striped nature of a tiger’s fur.

Provenance
(Harry C. Nail, Jr. [1909-1990], Palo Alto, CA, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
1960-1964
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
Exhibition history

Japanese Decorative Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art (August 30-October 15, 1961); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (November 9-December 17, 1961).

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/1964.256