Buire, M.C. 2497, between 1736 and 1796

Author(s): anonymous, ceramist date of production: between 1736 and 1796 dating in century: 18th century type(s) of object(s): domestic life, ceramics, china name(s): table service, container (crockery), drink materials and techniques: porcelain, painted decoration on glaze, enamel (ceramic technique), famille rose (ceramic) place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 13. 4cm length: 10cm diameter: 7. 4cm description: ewer with a pyriform body equipped with a fixed ear-shaped side handle and a small triangular section pouring spout. It is accompanied by its domed lid with a flat rim topped with a bud-shaped grip button. Panse: three characters look at a house located on the other side of a body of water; the handle is surrounded by a floral medallion surmounted by a scene representing a character and two buildings made in sepia enamel. At the base of the handle we find a symmetrical medallion: here a character seems to be leaving his home. The borders of the medallions are in the rococo style and filled with diamond patterns. Lid: floral medallions on a diamond-shaped background. 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. 2497. Date: between 1736 and 1796.