Bowl with Flying Cranes (1723–35): Art, History and Details

Bowl with Flying Cranes (1723–35) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The interior of this small bowl has peaches in the center bordered by stylized cloud forms alternating with cranes in flight. Both cranes and peaches symbolize longevity making this bowl doubly auspicious.

Object facts

• Title: Bowl with Flying Cranes
• Date: 1723–35
• Culture: China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35)
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
• Dimensions: Diameter: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
• Collection: China - Qing Dynasty
• Department: Chinese Art
• Accession number: 1964.197

Collection credit

Severance and Greta Millikin Collection

Further reading listed by the museum

• Salles, Georges. Arts de la Chine ancienne. Paris: Musée de L'Orangerie, 1937.
• Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.

View the collection record

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