Description
This white porcelain vase is decorated with the four characters meaning good fortune, each enclosed in a floral medallion: longevity 壽, happiness 福, health 康, and peace 寧. Conveying the gift-giver’s blessings, this type of jar was often used as a birthday or wedding gift.
Provenance
(Kochukyo Co., Inc., Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1981–)
Accession Number
1981.3
Medium
glazed porcelain
Dimensions
Outer diameter: 22.1 cm (8 11/16 in.); height: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
