Prunus Vase (Meiping) with Blossoming Lotus
late 1400s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Prunus Vase (Meiping) with Blossoming Lotus, late 1400s. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Porcelain with polychrome glazes, Fahua ware; diameter: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.); overall: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.716 The shoulders of the vase are decorated with ruyi-shaped clouds.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- Porcelain with polychrome glazes, Fahua ware
- Medium
- porcelain, polychrome, glazes, fahua, ware
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1942.716
- Credit Line
- Bequest of John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection, Mayling Soong Foundation 25th Anniversary Exhibition, The Twain Shall Meet, Flora and Fauna (Chinese art rotation), <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 30-September 5, 1982)., <em>Circa 1492: Art in the Age of Exploration</em>. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (October 12, 1991-January 12, 1992).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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