Faucon perché sur un rocher (taka okimono), M.C. 3846(4), Entre 1870 et 1875

Author(s): seto (ceramic production center), ceramist production date: between 1870 and 1875 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): okimono materials and techniques: porcelain, underglaze painted decor place(s) of execution/production: kyoto dimensions - artwork: height: 47. 5cm width: 20cm diameter: 27cm length: 26cm description: falcon perched on a rock, represented in porcelain. Iconographic description: falcon, head turned slightly to the left. Painted blue. The rock is covered in brown lacquer, with leaf motifs in red, green and ocher. Historical commentary: ancient attributions: “mikavadji” [mikawachi] (gonse, 1883, t. I, pl. Xiii). Themes / subjects / places represented: falcon 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. 3846. Date: Entre 1870 et 1875.