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Buffalo with Rider

Buffalo with Rider

early 1300s
(1271-1368)
glazed porcelain with iron spots, qingbai ("blue-white") ware
Overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.278
Location: not on view

Description

Boys tending buffalos were associated with a carefree life in the countryside free from the duties of officialdom. Water droppers contained water that was used to dissolve ink sticks into liquid ink for brush painting and writing.
  • ?-1972
    (J. J. Baars, Zürich, Swizerland, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
    1972-89
    Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1989-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Williams, Marjorie. Chinese Painting--an Escape from the "Dusty" World. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981. Reproduced: fig. 45, p. 64
    Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. p. 66, no. 21
  • China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).
    The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
    Chinese Paintings: Themes and Techniques. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 7-April 5, 1981).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.278