Buire, M.C. 2488, between 1800 and 1896

Author(s): anonymous, ceramist production date: between 1800 and 1896 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): domestic life, ceramics, china name(s): table service, container (crockery), drink materials and techniques: porcelain, molding, painted decoration on glaze, enamel (ceramic technique), gilding place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 14cm length: 15cm diameter: 6cm description: peach-shaped ewer fitted with a peach-shaped stopper on the side, fixed upper handle, plant elements applied to the base of the spout as well as the top and bottom of the handle; medallion decoration in “famille verte” enamels on a coral background; on the body two fan-shaped medallions representing "green family" enamels, one a character in a rocky landscape, the other a pavilion in a rocky landscape. Under the leaf-shaped medallion handle representing chrysanthemums with a beetle. Iconographic description: fishing 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. 2488. Date: between 1800 and 1896.