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, celadon
place(s) of execution/realization: hunan (province)
dimensions - artwork:
height: 6. 7cm
diameter: 4. 5cm
description:
the flattened globular body with a wide rim collar rests on a ringed foot. Gray sandstone with red earth spots. The light green-yellow glaze, dotted with ocher, covers the inside of the neck but not the inside of the vase. On the outside, it stops about a centimeter before the foot. On the belly, a large drip, greener because of the thickness, ends in two vitrified olive-green drops (m. -t. Bobot). 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: 1976
institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris
inventory number: m. C. 9508. Date: Entre 618 et 907.
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