Tasses à refroidir l'eau (yuzamashi), M.C. 3400(4), Entre 1840 et 1875

Author(s): kiyomizu, shichibei i (kyōto - kyōto, in 1860), ceramist production date: between 1840 and 1875 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): cup materials and techniques: sandstone, painted decoration on covered place(s) of execution/production: kyoto dimensions - artwork: height: 6. 5cm diameter: 7cm description: flared in shape, in sandstone, polychrome decoration on the cover; foot reserved in biscuit. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: mint mark - stamp stamped inside the foot, in a heptagon: "sei (kiyo)" 清 (ideogram(s) - kanji) iconographic description: on the side, motif of cherry blossoms in spring and maples in autumn, called "unkin-de" in japanese, painted on a gray-beige background. Historical commentary: former title: "little cup". Old attribution: "ko-ta-ni" [kutani] (inventory, 1908 or before). Themes / subjects / places represented: flower, cherry, maple 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. 3400. Date: Entre 1840 et 1875.