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Fluted Bowl with Dragon, Butterfly, and Flowers
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About this work
A dragon encircled by sprays of flowers and a butterfly enliven the interior of this fluted bowl. The exterior has similar decoration, with touches of gold on some petals. The flutes enhance both the visual and tactile experience; their tapered forms draw the eye from the edges inward and provide ridges for the hands.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFluted Bowl with Dragon, Butterfly, and Flowers, early 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamels and gold (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type); diameter: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); height: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.253
