Pot à alcool (chōshi), M.C. 2565(3), circa 1870

Author(s): bizan manufacture (kyōto), ceramist production date: around 1870 dating in centuries: 2nd half of the 19th century type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): alcohol pot materials and techniques: sandstone, underglaze painted decor place(s) of execution/production: kyoto dimensions - artwork: height: 9. 5cm diameter: 15cm description: stoneware pot, wooden handle and lid, decoration of chrysanthemums painted brown under the cover. Sabi-e style (iron brown). Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: mint mark - "bizan" (ideogram(s) - kanji) iconographic description: stylized chrysanthemums. Historical commentary: old title: "vase" (inventory) themes / subjects / places represented: still life, flower 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. 2565. Date: circa 1870.