Vase à anses (mimitsuki hana-ike), M.C. 3331, Entre 1750 et 1850

Author(s): satsuma (ceramic production region) date of production: between 1750 and 1850 type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): vase materials and techniques: stoneware, glaze = covered, inlay location(s) of execution/production: satsuma (historical region) dimensions - artwork: height: 35cm diameter: 17cm description: vase with a swollen belly; two fixed shaped handles; elongated cylindrical neck; decoration of white earth inlays under the roof (called "mishima-de" or "shiro zōgan"). Iconographic description: the two handles take the shape of an elephant's head with an elongated trunk. Historical commentary: old attribution: "satsuma" (crossed out) [inventory, 1908]. Themes / subjects / places represented: asian elephant mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 3331. Date: Entre 1750 et 1850.