The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Dish with Carved Floral Design
1100s–1200s
(1127–1279)
Overall: 4.5 x 18 cm (1 3/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Never intended for imperial use, qingbai ware was among the first mass-produced porcelain types and became a popular export.Description
This shallow and wide bowl and the conical one (CMA 2020.182) are both hand-incised with decoration suggesting waves, clouds, or floral sprays. All of these motifs had auspicious meaning: waves and clouds bring rain that fertilizes the fields, and flowers and plants were often associated with the beauty of human virtues. The carved and combed designs were swiftly cut with a wooden tool into the unfired leather-hard body before glazing. Once the glaze was applied, it pooled in the incised areas rendering the design more visible.- ?–2010(K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley)2010–2020Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2020–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.183