Arrow Vase with Persian Inscriptions and Floral Scrolls

1506–21

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Arrow Vase with Persian Inscriptions and Floral Scrolls, 1506–21. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1505-1521). Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration; diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); overall: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.170

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Ceramic
Formatted Medium: porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
Medium: porcelain, underglaze, cobalt, blue, decoration
Dimensions: Diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); Overall: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: The two Persian inscriptions on the neck freely translated read 'Oh Beautiful! Oh Powerful'! Those around the body read 'None knows the extent and limits of Thy power and Majesty.' Inscription: 大明正德年製 Translation: Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi (Made in the Zhengde reign of the Ming dynasty) Remark: six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle on the base
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1964.170
Credit Line: Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
Exhibitions: The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 30-September 5, 1982).
Rights Statement: CC0