Arrow Vase with Persian Inscriptions and Floral Scrolls 1506-21 China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1505-1521) Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration Diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); Overall: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.) Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.170 PROVENANCE February 17, 1959 (Sotheby's, London, February 17, 1959, lot no. 42) 1959-64 Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, 1959-1964, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1964- The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1964-present CITATIONS Neils, Jenifer. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. cat. no. 130 Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. cat. no. 29 EXHIBITION HISTORY The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 30-September 5, 1982). The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).