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Pair of Bowls: Kakiemon Ware

late 1600s

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Japan, Edo period

(1615-1868)

Imari ware porcelain with overglaze enamel and gold decoration

Diameter: 35.6 cm (14 in.); height: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1964.364

Location

not on view

Description

The Chinese style of decoration identifies this bowl as a product made for the markets in England, Holland, France, and Germany. Here, kakiemon potters rearranged the Chinese literati motifs of the plum, pine, and bamboo. Such kakiemon ware inspired domestic porcelain production in Europe in the 1700s–1800s.

Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 285 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 285 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 387 archive.org
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, no. 78
Exhibition history

Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 1-31, 1965).

Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 11-October 10, 1965).

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