Aiguière miniature, probablement pot à sauce shirutsugi, M.C. 3245, between 1700 and 1750

Author(s): arita (ceramic production center), ceramist date of production: between 1700 and 1750 dating in centuries: 1st half of the 18th century type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): ewer materials and techniques: porcelain, painted decoration on covered place(s) of execution/production: arita dimensions - artwork: height: 8cm diameter: 10cm description: ovoid-shaped pot with fixed handle. Decor painted in red and gold. Lid with golden button. Iconographic description: on the sides in the middle of the body, medallions decorated with flowers and birds in white relief and red and gold decoration. Historical commentary: old title "ovoid teapot" (inventory without date) 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. 3245. Date: between 1700 and 1750.