Boîte, M.C. 9519(3)

Author(s): changsha (ceramic production center) production date: between 907 and 960 dating in century: 10th century type(s) of object(s): domestic life, ceramics, china name(s): box materials and techniques: porcelain, glaze = covered place(s) of execution/realization: hunan (province) dimensions - artwork: height: 3. 2cm diameter: 5. 7cm description: round box with a domed lid. The concave base, in bare earth, bears, off-center, a family character of the potter. White-gray porcelain with qingbai glaze, transparent, bluish-white, very pale (barely more pronounced in the hollows) cracked and inlaid with red. The lid is entirely covered but the interior has become matt, while on the body the covering has become grayer, thanks to a dense network of cracks. Traces of red seal paste (m. -t. Bobot). Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inscription - below embossed inscription "cheng" iconographic description: the lid is decorated like the body, with fine vertical streaks, with a floral effect in the center, traced in line in fine relief. The whole thing imitates basketry. Historical commentary: inventoried following the 2000 survey themes / subjects / places represented: flower acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: mocquard, pierre, 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. 9519. Date: between 907 and 960.