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Pair of Jugs with Silver Mounts

Pair of Jugs with Silver Mounts

c. 1662–76
silverwork by

Barent van Leeuwen

(Dutch, 1637–1682)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; silver mounts (Hizen ware, Arita type)
Overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); without cover: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Gift of the Lucile and Robert H. Gries Charity Fund 1970.46
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The coat of arms on this jug are those of the Valckenier family, active in the Dutch East India Company.
  • Robert H. Gries; sale Parke-Bernet, April 10, 1970, lot. 50.
    1970–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).
    The Porcelain Connection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-August 15, 1982).
    Blue and White: Early Japanese Export Porcelain. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (July 16-September 5, 1978).
    Blue and White: Early Japanese Export Porcelain. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (November 23, 1976-September 6, 1977).
    Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 10-September 2, 1973).
    Year in Review: 1970. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).
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