The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Jar with Flowers, Rocks and Pheasants
1662–1722
(1644-1911), Kangxi mark and reign (1662-1722)
Diameter: 35.5 cm (14 in.); Diameter of mouth: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.); Overall: 42.3 cm (16 5/8 in.)
Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney 2003.258
Location: not on view
Description
In the Qing dynasty, art reached a high standard of technical perfection despite a tendency for extravagance and exaggerated ornament. This jar with susancai (plain three-color) decoration uses shades of light green, purple, and yellow, but no red. The vase features a pair of pheasants looking at each other among flowering plants, such as peonies and magnolia. The porcelain painter used fine dark outlines in a more graphic style to delineate motifs, to texture rocks, and depict minute details such as holes in weathered leaves of plants.- ?-2003Nicholas J. Velloney [1941-2003], Shaker Heights, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art2003-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Flora and Fauna (Chinese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2020-June 6, 2021).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2003.258