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H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
medium: Stoneware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 38.165.7a, b 1938
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
H. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
medium: Earthenware with painted decoration and cord markings
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 50.61.3 1950
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1950
H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
medium: Stoneware with celadon glaze
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 15.162.4 1915
Rogers Fund, 1916
H. 29 in. (73.7 cm); Diam. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Diam. of rim 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); Diam. of foot 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
medium: Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.36 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
medium: Blown pattern-molded blue glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 30.110 1930
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1930
The chrysanthemum is the flower of autumn. In East Asia, its wine was believed to bring longevity if drunk during the Double Nine Festival (September 9). "Drinking Wine," a poem by Tao Yuanming (365–427), combines the flower with the theme of the reclusive life: "From the eastern fence, I pluck chrysanthemum flowers, and idly look toward the southern hills." In Korea, the chrysanthemum was established as a popular motif for Goryeo inlaid celadon as early as the 1100s. The flower was used as the main motif for wine service vessels in particular. When Koreans drank wine from Goryeo celadon decorated with chrysanthemum designs, they believed that Tao’s faithful spirit transferred to their inner mind, as did the blessings of longevity.
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration
Outer diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); height: 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.)
Did you know...
The shape of this pitcher resembles is a type of yellow muskmelon cultivated mainly in East Asia.
Gift of John L. Severance
H. (with cover) 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
medium: Bronze
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.58.161 1914
Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
medium: Stoneware with bluish glaze (Jun ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 50.221.23 1950
Bequest of Robert West, 1950
This image features a classic white porcelain coffee cup placed on a saucer with a silver spoon resting beside it. The cup is filled with a steaming, aromatic beverage, likely coffee or tea, and sits on a clean, modern table surface. The warm tones and inviting steam suggest a cozy and tranquil morning scene, perfect for starting the day.
This multicolored dish is decorated with the sacred isle, also seen on the exterior of the blue-and-white dish nearby. A pavilion emerges amid rising and falling waves, a symbol of constant transformation and change. Above the waves are mysterious clouds, symbolizing the cosmic vital energy (<em>qi</em>) that animates all things and beings on earth in Daoism. The interior of the dish also shows cranes carrying sticks in their beaks, a motif that symbolizes longevity. Cranes carrying sticks above a pavilion in the sea express the wish “May you live to a ripe old age (<em>haiwu tianchou</em>; 海屋添籌).”
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35)
porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels
Diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)
The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection
H. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
medium: PPorcelain painted in polychrome enamels over a black ground (Jingdezhen ware, famille noire), wooden stand
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.222 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
medium: Ivory
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10.211.1077 1910
Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
The Cleveland cup and its counterpart from the imperial collection in the Beijing Palace Museum epitomize products of Suzhou jade masters in material, refinement, and polish. During the Qing dynasty, Suzhou’s best products were sent north to the capital. Those that met imperial approval were sometimes graced with Qianlong’s mark, added by calligraphers and jade workers at court. The lack of a Qianlong mark on the Cleveland cup suggests that it might not have reached the court, perhaps having found a collector among the merchant circles of the Suzhou-Jiangnan region, where its possession would have signaled its owners’ affluence, good taste, and knowledge of antique objects. Previously dated to the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), new scholarship dates this cup to the Qing period.
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Pale greenish-white jade
Diameter of mouth: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.); Overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); width with handles: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Did you know...
Two female immortals serve as handles, while a Daoist procession with immortals, musicians, and attendants winds around the body of the cup.
Anonymous Gift
Thomas Fletcher
American, Alstead, New Hampshire 1787–1866 New Jersey
23 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (60.3 x 52.7 x 37.5 cm); 401 oz. 1 dwt. (12473.9 g)
medium: Silver
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1988.199 1988
Gift of Erving and Joyce Wolf Foundation, in memory of Diane R. Wolf, 1988
John Pitts
active ca. 1735
Overall: 1 13/16 x 8 1/8 in. (4.6 x 20.6 cm); 8 oz. 11 dwt. (266.2 g)
Body: Diam. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Lip: Diam. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
medium: Silver
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 33.120.354 1933
Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diam. of rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. of foot: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
medium: Porcelain with copper red glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.51 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
medium: Porcelain
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.359 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Jersey Glass Company of George Dummer
1824–1862
H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
medium: Blown and cut glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1972.266.6 1972
Gift of Berry B. Tracy, 1972
medium: leather
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 11.60.207a, b 1911
Bequest of Maria P. James, 1910
H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); H. of comb 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); D. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 6 oz. (2438 g)
medium: Steel, gold, leather, copper alloy
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.25.592 1914
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
H. (not inc. stand) 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm); W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); D. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
medium: Porcelain decorated in molded relief pattern with famille verte enamels
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 65.155.56a–c 1965
Bequest of Bernard M. Baruch, 1965
George Franklin Lapham
1836–80s
H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
medium: Blown, cut, and engraved glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 67.7.22a, b 1967
Funds from various donors, 1967
John Le Roux
baptized 1695
7 1/8 × 8 3/8 in., 1100g (18.1 × 21.3 cm, 35.366 oz.)
Lip diameter: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Diam. of base: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
medium: Silver
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 32.75.73 1932
The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
This fine bowl was created by a weaver of the Yokuts, who lived in California’s San Joaquin Valley to the west of Koso (Panamint) Shoshone territory. Shared design motifs indicate contact between the two areas. For instance, the humans who appear to be holding hands in one register on this basket also occur on a small Koso (Panamint) Shosone basket in the collection.
Native North America, California, Yokuts
redbud, bracken fern; coiled, grass foundation
Overall: 23 x 48 cm (9 1/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Did you know...
This fine bowl was created by a weaver of the Yokuts, who lived in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price
H. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
medium: Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over black ground (Jingdezhen famille noire ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.428 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Sultanabad wares were the first new type of pottery made in Iran after the Mongol conquest. These underglaze painted wares are characterized by a somber color scheme of gray, black, and white. The name "Sultanabad" comes from the modern city near which they were first discovered. This type of pottery was widely exported, perhaps even imitated, for it has been excavated over a vast area from central Asia to Egypt.
Iran, probably Sultanabad
fritware with underglaze-painted design
Diameter: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.); Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
This inlaid bowl has interlacing geometric designs in 12 arched panels that radiate from a star on the base. A pinwheel of six fish is engraved in the interior. Scholars recently reattributed them to Islamic manufacture, possibly for export to Europe.
Syria, Damascus, Burji Mamluk period, 15th Century
sheet brass, inlaid with silver and gold
Diameter: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Did you know...
The bowl's decorative panels contain six different geometric designs, each appearing twice, in opposing panels.
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
medium: Faience decorated in the Delft style, in rich blue (Kyoto ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 23.225.281a, b 1923
Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
medium: Clay decorated on a white glaze (Kyoto ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 93.1.181a, b 1893
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colman, 1893
H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Wt. 9 lb. 11.2 oz. (4399.8 g)
medium: Steel, leather
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.25.572 1914
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Lobed vase with underglaze cobalt blue decoration, 1661–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1661-1722). Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration; overall: 20.4 x 12.2 cm (8 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.174
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Walter Robertson
Irish, Dublin ca. 1750–1802 Fatehpur, India
2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (7.1 x 5.9 cm)
medium: Watercolor on ivory
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 28.169.2 1928
Fletcher Fund, 1928
H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1975.268.515 1975
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
In the 900s, potters in southeast China excelled in producing white ceramics, including bluish-white (<em>qingbai</em>; 青白) glazed ware. The Keithleys’ jar was made when the qingbai ware–producing kilns were most active and manufactured their finest ware. The jar is missing its cover, which would have been flat with a loop in the center so that it could be tied in place with a string or silk cloth.
China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Porcelaneous ware of the qingbai type
Overall: 15 x 13 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Did you know...
This container was probably used to store tea or grain.
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
A wide bowl like this example was especially suitable for drinking powdered tea shaved from a compressed tea cake, the most commonly enjoyed type during the Goryeo period. The image of flying parrots incised on the inner wall of this tea bowl must have made the moment of drinking tea more enjoyable and even magical.
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
celadon ware with incised decoration
Diameter of mouth: 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in.); Overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Did you know...
As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite leisure culture in Korea.
Gift of John L. Severance
American China Manufactory
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1770–1772
Diam. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
medium: Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 2018.407 2018
Purchase, Ronald S. Kane Bequest, in memory of Berry B. Tracy, and Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang and Robert L. Froelich Gifts, 2018
H. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
medium: Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.283 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Red polished vessels with black rims (known as black-topped red ware or B-ware) were the most common funerary pottery during the early Predynastic Period. The characteristic blackening of the rim was probably achieved by burying the mouth of the pot in the ashes of the kiln. The iron in the exposed part would then fire red while the covered area turned black.
Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada I–IIb (3900–3300 BCE)
Nile silt pottery
Diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
8 1/2 x 12 in. (21.6 x 30.5 cm)
medium: Gold, gilt metal, natural and artificial stones
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 15.95.180 1915
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1915
Albert Bierstadt
American, Solingen 1830–1902 New York
Cover: 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 7/16 in. (12.1 x 19.1 x 1.1 cm)
Sheets: 4 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (11.7 x 19.1 cm)
medium: Drawings in graphite on off-white wove paper, bound in a leather cover
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1995.379.4 1995
Bequest of Marguerite H. Rohlfs, 1995