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Hexagonal Jar

Hexagonal Jar

late 1600s
(1615-1868)
One of a pair; porcelain with overglaze color enamel and gold decoration (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)
Overall: 26.8 x 18.6 cm (10 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.273.1
Location: not on view

Description

This kakiemon-type jar with plum design is a product made for the European markets. Here, Japanese kakiemon potters transformed the typical plum, bamboo, and pine motifs into a theme appreciating the plum. The 9th-century Japanese scholar and politician Sugawara Michizane established the plum as a symbol of scholarship. An excellent poet, particularly of Chinese-style poetry, he was also well known for his love of plum blossoms. Later, the plum came to represent tenmangu, a shrine for Sugawara.
  • (K. J. Hewett, Ltd., London); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1962.
  • 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).
    Cleveland Museum of Art (March 18 - November 17, 2004): Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113)
    Cleveland Museum of Art (February 20 - May 6, 2003): Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113)
    Cleveland Museum of Art (7/5–9/2/1990): “The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection”
    St. Louis City Art Museum (10/9–11/15/1970) and Kansas City (12/3/1970-1/3/1971): “200 Years of Japanese Porcelain”
  • {{cite web|title=Hexagonal Jar|url=false|author=|year=late 1600s|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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