Deep Bowl with Dragons (1700s): Art, History and Details
Deep Bowl with Dragons at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1700s, porcelain with overglaze color enamel and molding (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type). Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Deep Bowl with Dragons (1700s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Graced with energetic dragons amid clouds, this deep bowl has a petal-shaped rim. The coiled position of the dragon in the center and the chasing action of those on the sides contribute to a sense of circular motion. The exterior shows a running figure and two birds in flight, echoing the movement in the interior.
Object facts
- Title: Deep Bowl with Dragons
- Date: 1700s
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Type: Ceramic
- Technique: porcelain with overglaze color enamel and molding (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)
- Dimensions: Diameter: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.); Overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Department: Japanese Art
- Accession number: 1964.248
Collection credit
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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