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Dish with Landscape and Inscription
The collection record classifies this work as ceramic. It is dated 1662–1722. Recorded culture or place: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722).
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- Museum title
- Dish with Landscape and Inscription
- Date
- 1662–1722
- Culture / origin
- China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
- Materials and technique
- porcelain, underglaze cobalt-blue decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 2019.176
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
The river scene, composed of two shores divided by waterafter the Yuan dynasty master Ni Zan is inscribed: What shall I present the gentleman with? A picture of the Xiang River. A tributary of the Yangzi in Hunan province, the Xiang River is associated with Chinese literature and history, such as the Xiang goddesses, loyal consorts of emperor Shun. They are mentioned in the ancient Songs of the South (Chuci), known for staining the bamboo along the Xiang River with their tears when they thought him lost in the floods. The dish may have been a gift between two departing friends or for a couple.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund · CC0
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