Pot à alcool en forme de tortue (kamegata shuki), M.C. 4408, between 1780 and 1830

Author(s): satsuma (ceramic production region) production date: between 1780 and 1830 type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): alcohol pot materials and techniques: stoneware, glaze = covered location(s) of execution/production: satsuma (historical region) dimensions - artwork: height: 11cm width: 17cm description: pot in the shape of a turtle resting on its four legs; hexagonal cap simulating a scale; the raised tail forming the upper handle and the head the neck. Style: "shiro-satsuma". Iconographic description: at the end of the 16th century or the beginning of the 17th century, ceramicists of korean origin introduced to satsuma the technique of finely cracked white glaze used on certain tea bowls. They are called “shiro-satsuma” (mm). Historical commentary: old title: "teapot" (inventory without date) themes / subjects / places represented: animal representation, turtle 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. 4408. Date: between 1780 and 1830.