Bouteille (tokkuri), M.C. 3035, circa 1870

Author(s): taizan manufacture, ceramist production date: around 1870 dating in century: 3rd quarter of the 19th century type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): bottle materials and techniques: sandstone, underglaze painted decor place(s) of execution/production: kyoto dimensions - artwork: height: 15. 5cm diameter: 9cm description: cylindrical bottle (tokkuri). Narrow collar at the base and flared. In sandstone, painted decoration of flowers and birds. The bottom of the belly is brown. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: trademark - "awata taizan" 粟田帯山 (ideograph(s) - kanji) iconographic description: flowers and birds, inspiration from “naturalist” painting (shasei-ga). Themes / subjects / places represented: flower, bird 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. 3035. Date: circa 1870.