The Cleveland Museum of Art

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Bowl with Splayed Foot

1700s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
cloisonné enamel
Diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); Overall: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.319
Location: 240B Chinese Decorative Arts

Description

In cloisonné enameling, the decorative patterns are outlined by soldering metal wires (usually copper) to a metal base, creating a network of cells, or cloisons, to be filled with powdered enamels. After firing, the enamels are polished to create a smooth surface level with the cloisons. The exposed metal surfaces are gilt.
  • (Bluett & Sons, London); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1971
  • The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
    CMA 1990: "The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection," cat. #188, p. 91, repr. pl. 28
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