China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark and period (1506-1521) / Arrow Vase with Persian Inscriptions and Floral Scrolls / 1506-1521

China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark and period (1506-1521)
Arrow Vase with Persian Inscriptions and Floral Scrolls
1506-1521
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Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Name-CRT: China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark and period (1506-1521)
Title: Arrow Vase with Persian Inscriptions and Floral Scrolls
Title Type: Primary
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Creation Start Date: 1506
Creation End Date: 1521
Creation Date: 1506-1521
Creation Place: Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Ceramic
Materials and Techniques: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
Dimensions: Diameter: 10.7cm, Overall: 26cm
Inscriptions: The two Persian inscriptions on the neck freely translated read 'Oh Beautiful! Oh Powerful'! Those around the body read 'None knows the extent and limits of Thy power and Majesty.'
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1964.170
Credit Line: Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Sotheby's, London, February 17, 1959 no. 42, by Frank Caro for Mr. Millikin (sold anonymously); Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
Style or Period: Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark and
AMICA ID: CMA_.1964.170
AMICA Library Year: 2001
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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