Square Double-Gourd Vase with Floral Scrolls (1522–66): Art, History and Details

Square Double-Gourd Vase with Floral Scrolls (1522–66) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

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

In the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), luxury items became more affordable to larger parts of the society, including women, merchants, and literati in non-official positions. Imperial patronage and a growing urban population encouraged consumption of luxury goods and local craftmanship.

Object facts

• Title: Square Double-Gourd Vase with Floral Scrolls
• Date: 1522–66
• Culture: China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522–66)
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration and overglaze enamel
• Dimensions: Overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
• Collection: China - Ming Dynasty
• Department: Chinese Art
• Accession number: 1964.172

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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