Buire, M.C. 3221(4), between 1522 and 1566

Author(s): anonymous, ceramist date of production: between 1522 and 1566 dating in century: 16th century type(s) of object(s): ceramics, domestic life, china name(s): container (dishes), buire materials and techniques: porcelain, enamel (ceramic technique), gilding, kinrande decoration place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 23. 4cm length: 16. 4cm description: drinkware with a flattened pear-shaped body extended by a long cylindrical neck with a plateau lip; the annular foot is well defined and slightly flared; the base has a bulge in its center; the piece is covered with a colorless covering with the exception of the lower edge of the foot; numerous pinheads; the bowl is painted with red, green and turquoise enamel and enhanced with gilding; on the main sides of the body: a medallion in the shape of a peach with golden plant decoration on a red background; on the secondary faces: a quatrefoil medallion in braces with a branch bearing a peach painted in enamels on a white background; the medallions stand out against a gridded background strewn with stylized quatrefoil flowers; on the collar: two quadrilobed medallions with gold decoration (faded) on a red background, they stand out against a white background and alternate with two stylized emblems from which tassels extend; the upper part of the collar is painted with upright turquoise banana leaves; the foot is painted with stylized descending lotus petals, inside each petal a stylized floral motif; the handle and the bridged spout are painted with red enamel; at the top of the handle a ring suggests that there was once a lid 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. 3221. Date: between 1522 and 1566.