Bouteille en forme de calebasse (hisago-gata tokkuri), M.C. 5477, between 1780 and 1850

Author(s): satsuma (ceramic production region), ceramist production date: between 1780 and 1850 type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): bottle materials and techniques: stoneware, glaze = covered, inlay location(s) of execution/production: satsuma (historical region) dimensions - artwork: height: 23cm diameter: 12cm description: bottle with two bulges; decorated with engraved and stamped patterns, and filled with white slip: "mishima" style. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: mint stamp - almost illegible stamped stamp: "hō(jū?)" - probably from a factory in ryūmonji. (ideogram(s) - kanji) iconographic description: on the body, flower motifs arranged between horizontal stripes; at the bottom, cut vertical stripes. Historical commentary: old title: "gourde" (inventory without date) themes / subjects / places represented: flower 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. 5477. Date: between 1780 and 1850.