Description
The painted decoration in this box cover provides an interesting image of the antiquities and objects being collected in the Chinese scholar’s desk—all of which are emblems of taste, status, and affluence. Connoisseurship, art cataloguing, art historical study, and elegant social gatherings developed alongside art collecting as part of the Chinese literati culture.
Provenance
Frederick T. Fuller; (Christie's, London, June 28, 1965, no. 21) (June 28, 1965); (John Sparks, Ltd., London, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin) (1965); Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1965-1989); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1989-)
Accession Number
1989.309.b
Medium
porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 7.5 cm (1 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
