Author(s):
changsha (ceramic production center)
date of production: between 618 and 907
type(s) of object(s): domestic life, ceramics, china
name(s): water pot, object of the scholar
materials and techniques: sandstone, celadon, underglaze painted decoration
place(s) of execution/realization: hunan (province)
dimensions - artwork:
height: 4. 2cm
diameter: 7. 1cm
description:
small flattened globular jar with a very narrow opening, placed on a foot. Green-yellow cover, finely cracked and encrusted with red, with a large dirt patch at the top of the belly. The "three colors (sancai)" aspect of the decor is given by the painting under the cover of vertical touches, alternating two brown lines and a blue line which appears dark green under the cover. Historical commentary:
old mu-fei collection
acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: society of friends of the cernuschi museum
date of acquisition: 05–10–1976
institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris
inventory number: m. C. 9496. Date: between 618 and 907.
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