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Bowl with "Land of Daoist Immortals" Scene

1426–35

China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and reign

(1426-35)

Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

Diameter: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1962.260

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

大明宣德年製

Inscription Translation

Da Ming Xuande nianzhi

Inscription Remark

Made in the Ming dynasty, Xuande period

Provenance
Jean Pierre Dubosc, Lugano; (John Sparks, London)
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 266 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 266 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 353 archive.org
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 121-122, no. 125
Exhibition history

The World of Ceramics - Masterpieces from The Cleveland Museum of Art. CMA 6/30 - 9/5/82. Catalogue edited by Jennifer Neils, essay by Sherman E. Lee (CMA, 1982) no. 125.

Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China. CMA, February 10-April 10, 1988, cat. no. 16.

Year in Review - 1962. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).

Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-April 10, 1988).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1962.260