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Large Dish with Persimmon Branch

Large Dish with Persimmon Branch

mid- to late 1600s
Location: 235A Japanese

Did You Know?

Persimmons ripen in autumn and are often associated with that time of year.

Description

This large plate is considered to have been produced in Kyushu, and is in a palette of Ko-Kutani style works called aode (literally, bluish-green hand) for the deep blue, green, purple, and yellow overglaze enamels that completely cover their surfaces. Ko-Kutani means “old Kutani,” and can refer to two kinds of porcelains. One kind is said to have been produced in the village of Kutani in present-day Ishikawa prefecture in the mid-1600s through the early 1700s. The other kind, decorated with similar glazes and designs, was produced in the former Arita domain of present-day Saga prefecture in Kyushu.
  • ?–1958
    (K. H. Hewett, London, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
    1958–1964
    Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1964–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cunningham, Michael R., Stanislaw J. Czuma, Anne E. Wardwell, and J. Keith Wilson. Masterworks of Asian Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998. Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 218–219
  • To the River's South in Japanese Painting (Japanese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 15, 2023-June 2, 2024).
    Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 2-July 9, 2018).
    Asian Autumn: Splendid Variety: 18th-Century Art in Japan. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1993-March 6, 1994).
    The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
    200 Years of Japanese Porcelain. Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (organizer) (October 9-November 15, 1970); The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO (December 3-27, 1970).
    Japanese Decorative Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art (August 30-October 15, 1961); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (November 9-December 17, 1961).
  • {{cite web|title=Large Dish with Persimmon Branch|url=false|author=|year=mid- to late 1600s|access-date=24 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1964.245