The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Baluster Jar and Cover
1600–1650
(1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Overall: 36.8 x 23.8 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
The central motif on this jar is a mountain emerging from the sea, symbolizing Mount Sumeru in Buddhist cosmology, and representing the central axis in the universe in Daoism. White cherry blossoms floating on the wavy ground are surrounded by auspicious symbols such as the coin for wealth and the lozenge for victory. The yellow knob on the jar’s cover depicts a cherry blossom. Other fortuitous motifs—such as the leaf of protection, the pearl to grant wishes, the stone chime for celebration, rocks symbolizing longevity—also decorate the lid. While most jars have lost their covers over time, this jar retains its original lid.- ?by 1998–2011(Marchant, London, UK, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley)2011–2020Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2020–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- S. Marchant & Son. Exhibition of Two Hundred Years of Chinese Porcelain 1522-1722 to Be Held from Sunday 7th June Until Friday 19th June 1998. London: S. Marchant & Son, 1998. Mentioned and Reproduced: no. 41, p. 56
- Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).Two Hundred Years of Chinese Porcelain 1522-1722. S. Marchant & Son. London, England (June 7–19, 1998).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.179