The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 16, 2022

Plate with Bird and Flower

late 1600s

Japan, Edo period

(1615-1868)

Porcelain with overglaze enamel (Hizen ware, Ko-Kutani style)

Diameter: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Terrence O. Kennedy in memory of her husband, Terrence O. Kennedy 1969.253

Location

235A Japanese

Fun Fact

Porcelain must be fired at a high temperature to achieve its strength and semitranslucent surface.

Provenance
?-1969
Mrs. Terrence O. [May Maxfield Powers] Kennedy [1889-1973], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1969-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).

Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 2-July 9, 2018).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1969.253