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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Square Covered Box with Hundred Antiquities
1723–35
(1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35)
Overall: 4 x 7.5 cm (1 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.309.a
Location: 240B Chinese Decorative Arts
Did You Know?
An auspicious lingzhi mushroom was painted on the base.Description
The painted decoration on the cover that pairs with this base provides an interesting image of the antiquities and objects being collected in the Chinese scholar’s desk—all of which are emblems of taste, status, and affluence. Connoisseurship, art cataloguing, art historical study, and elegant social gatherings developed alongside art collecting as part of the Chinese literati culture.- Frederick T. FullerJune 28, 1965(Christie's, London, June 28, 1965, no. 21)1965(John Sparks, Ltd., London, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)1965-1989Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art1989-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. Mentioned: p. 76, no. 85
- The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
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