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Collection Online as of December 17, 2025
Yellow-Glazed Bowl
1505–21
(1368–1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1505–21)
Overall: 8 x 18.9 cm (3 1/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Zhengde–marked bowls of this so-called imperial yellow type are also preserved in the National Palace Museum in Taipei and the Topkapi Saray, Istanbul, once the palace of the Ottoman sultans.Description
Monochrome yellow–glazed porcelain appears first during the Ming dynasty and is the combined result of technological advancement, the requirements of state rituals, and aspirations of taste. The base bears a mark of the Zhengde (正德) reign period, renowned for its high-quality imperial porcelain, and a pleasure-seeking emperor who died in his youth. Imperial marks were permitted to be applied only by Jingdezhen workshops affiliated with the court. Most scholars believe that yellow monochrome ware was reserved for the use of the imperial household or served as diplomatic gifts. The color is therefore often called “imperial yellow.”- ?–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
- Von Spee, Clarissa. "Chinese Ceramics and Works on Paper." In The Keithley Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, edited by Heather Lemonedes Brown, 194–229. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2022. Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 218–219; Mentioned: pp. 259–261"Exhibitions: Transformative Gift." Art & Antiques XLV, no. 10 (November 2022): 48–53. Reproduced: p. 48
- Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.180