Cizhou vase with floral scrolls, tenth–eleventh centuries

Overview

This Henan stoneware vase is catalogued as Cizhou ware of the Northern Song period. Incised and slip-inlaid floral scrolls contrast ivory-colored decoration with the cinnamon-brown exposed clay. Its tall body narrows to a long neck beneath a broad, shallow dish-shaped mouth.

The provenance lists Charles D. Kelekian, New York, before Cleveland ownership from 1948. The maker and original contents are unrecorded.

History & identity

Maker unrecorded.

Sources & representation

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   Cleveland Museum of Art online catalogue: Vase with Floral Scrolls (1948.226)

   Cleveland Museum of Art

   Undated online record; manufacture date and catalogue update timestamps are separate.

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1. Primary institutional object recordVase with Floral Scrolls — Cleveland Museum of Art 1948.226Research access: 2026-10-21

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