Vase à fleurs (hana-ire), M.C. 9492

Author(s): fujiwara, yū (okayama (prefecture), in 1932 - in 2001), ceramist production date: around 1976 dating in century: 20th century type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): flower vase materials and techniques: stoneware place(s) of execution/realization: bizen dimensions - artwork: height: 22. 3cm diameter: 11. 3cm description: bizen sandstone, variation of surface colors due to fire (yōhen). Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: mark - engraved mark in the shape of pine needles (matsuba-gata kakihan) under the base signature - on the box containing the piece, an autograph inscription: "yōhen hana-ire" 曜変花入; signature 雄 and stamp. (ideogram(s) - kanji) historical commentary: gift from the author after the 1976 exhibition through the japanese embassy in may 1976. Accepted by the paris council on february 22, 1982 acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: fujiwara, yū date of acquisition: 22–02–1982 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 9492. Date: circa 1976.