Buire, M.C. 2491, between 1800 and 1896

Author(s): anonymous, ceramist production date: between 1800 and 1896 dating in century: 19th 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), gilding place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 13. 8cm length: 10cm diameter: 8cm description: ewer with a pyriform body, fitted with a fixed side handle in the shape of an ear and a small pouring spout of rectangular section. It is accompanied by its low lid with a flat lobed edge fitted with a top-shaped grip button with a golden end. Body: two medallions on a background of stylized flower seedlings, the larger representing children's games, the smaller (at the level of the handle) flowers. Lid: two semi-circular medallions, in one a precious vase, in the other a stool in a garden. They stand out against a background of semi-stylized flowers similar to that of the body. The edge of the lid is gold. 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. 2491. Date: between 1800 and 1896.