Jarre à couvercle, M.C. 8251

Dating in century: 13th-14th century type(s) of object(s): vietnam, archaeology, ceramic name(s): jar materials and techniques: stoneware place(s) of execution/realization: vietnam or việt nam dimensions - artwork: height: 25cm diameter: 17cm description: barrel shape. Object in two parts, lid and container. Beige stoneware with ivory glaze. Once dry, the cover is lightly scraped at the place to receive the decoration. The outlines of the patterns are then incised into the paste left bare. A slip rich in iron oxide is brushed into the heart of the incised areas. A strip of bare dough, without covering, surrounds each dark pattern which stands out against the satin cream background. Mode of acquisition: don excavations name of donor, testator, seller: mission janse indochine (1934-1935) date of acquisition: 1935 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 8251. Unknown date