Bol à thé (chawan), M.C. 4060(2), Entre 1775 et 1800

Author(s): satsuma (ceramic production region) production date: between 1775 and 1800 dating in century: 4th quarter of the 18th century type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): tea bowl materials and techniques: stoneware, glaze = covered location(s) of execution/production: satsuma (historical region) dimensions - artwork: height: 7cm diameter: 14. 2cm description: stoneware bowl, cracked and thick covered in creamy yellow color. Iconographic description: the genryūin factories in satsuma from the 17th century, and several others during the 18th century, specialized in cutlery using techniques imported from karatsu. They consist of superimposing a semi-translucent white cover (hakudaku-yū), composed of feldspar coating (chōseki-yū) and straw (warabai-yū), and a black cover (koku-yū). Thick cracks reveal the lower cover. When the pale cover is on top, it is called "shiro-jakatsu-yū" (white scorpion), and "kuro-jakatsu-yū" (black scorpion) when it is black (mm). 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. 4060. Date: Entre 1775 et 1800.