The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 14, 2025

Hexagonal Jar

late 1600s

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
porcelain with overglaze 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 1964.273.2
Location: Not on view

Description

This pair of jars originally possessed domed lids. Their imposing size, shape, and Chinese-style décor identify them as products made for the European markets in England, Holland, France, and Germany. Indeed many similar examples can be seen in museum and historic house collections in those countries. Such Kakiemon ware also inspired domestic porcelain production in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  • (K. J. Hewett, Ltd., London); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1962.
  • 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. 82-83, no. 79
  • 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”
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