The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Box with Japanese Crested Ibises in Lotus Pond
2006
(Japanese, b. 1948)
19.5 x 29 x 13 cm (7 11/16 x 11 7/16 x 5 1/8 in.); Lid: 15.8 x 29 x 13 cm (6 1/4 x 11 7/16 x 5 1/8 in.); Box: 13.8 x 29 x 13 cm (5 7/16 x 11 7/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Takegoshi initially wanted to become a physical education teacher, as his first passion was basketball.Description
On one side of this porcelain box is an ibis (a waterfowl) strolling under a lotus leaf that catches on the bird’s back. On the other side of the box, another ibis is viewed from behind with its legs spread wide for stability. The twisting, contorted bird cleans its back feathers.- ?–2007(Joan B. Mirviss Ltd., New York, NY, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley)2007–2020Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2020–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Rousmaniere, Nicole Coolidge. "Japanese Ceramics." In The Keithley Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, edited by Heather Lemonedes Brown, 230–251. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2022. Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 242–243; Mentioned: p. 272
- Animals in Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-December 10, 2023).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/2020.193