Collection Online as of May 28, 2023
1700s
Porcelain, molded, with overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Imari style)
Overall: 2.4 x 13.8 cm (15/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.260
Description This modest serving dish is decorated with two figures playing chess, or go in Japanese. The green color is typical of kutani porcelain. This dish was produced for the export market after Japan replaced China as Europe’s primary source for export porcelain.
Provenance (K. J. Hewett, London); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1960.
Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art . Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 23, no. 11
Exhibition history
Cleveland Museum of Art (7/5–9/2/1990): “The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection”
Cleveland Museum of Art, (3/27-8/28/2011); "The Lure of Painted Poetry" cat. no. 11
The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).
