Author(s):
changsha (ceramic production center)
date of production: between 618 and 907
type(s) of object(s): domestic life, ceramics, china
name(s): jar, container (dishes)
materials and techniques: stoneware, slip, celadon
place(s) of execution/realization: hunan (province)
dimensions - artwork:
height: 7. 5cm
diameter: 4. 3cm
iconographic description:
iron-red sandstone with a glaze, finely cracked and slightly speckled with red, of green color placed on a gray slip, giving it, depending on the thickness of the material, a general green-pink tone highlighted, mainly on one side, with dark olive-green reflections. On this same side of the belly, a large dark green splash forms an inverted u-shaped decoration. With significant gaps, the cover takes on a dark green color before the foot which remains bare as well as the base, revealing the grey-pink slip (m. -t. Bobot) in places. Historical commentary:
old mu-fei collection
acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: truptil, roger, society of friends of the cernuschi museum
date of acquisition: 1976
institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris
inventory number: m. C. 9509. Date: Entre 618 et 907.
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