Brûle-parfum en forme de coloquinte (akoda-gata kōro), M.C. 3384, before 1841

Author(s): eiraku, ryōzen (in 1770 - in 1841), ceramist production date: before 1841 type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): perfume burner materials and techniques: porcelain, glaze = covered dimensions - artwork: height: 9. 8cm diameter: 10cm description: shape of a small pot whose body is punctuated with vertical incisions defining six lobes; in porcelain or white porcelain stoneware, reserved in biscuit inside; on the outside, eggplant glaze and gilding. A double horizontal incision at the base of the cervix. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: workshop stamp - stamp stamped inside the foot: "ryōzen" 了全 (ideogram(s) - kanji) iconographic description: the piece takes the form of a colocynth called “akoda” in japanese; this is a traditional and canonical form of "chanoyu", the eggplant color on this form is an innovation by the artist. Historical commentary: old title: "vase" (inventory 2001) or "spherical cup with 6 lobes" (inventory date undetermined). 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. 3384. Date: before 1841.