The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Square Jar with Birds and Flowers
late 1600s
(1615-1868)
Overall: 27.8 x 11.6 cm (10 15/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.277.a
Location: 235A Japanese
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A jar like this was fired at a high temperature, painted with colored enamels, and then fired again at a lower temperature.Description
This lidded square jar was likely paired with a complementary yet nonidentical mate. The pine tree, plum, and bamboo together form the frequently depicted motif known as the Three Friends of Winter (shōchikubai), so named because of their hardy perseverance in the cold. Each side also features a pair of birds, including cranes on one face and pheasants on another.- ?–1963(K.J. Hewett, Ltd., London, England, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)1963–64Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1964–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 2-July 9, 2018).Later Japanese Art Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 10-May 6, 2003).The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
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