Buire, M.C. 2465(2), between 1627 and 1644

Author(s): anonymous, ceramist date of production: between 1627 and 1644 dating in century: 17th century type(s) of object(s): domestic life, ceramics, china name(s): container (dishes), buire materials and techniques: porcelain, casting, added decoration (ceramic), glaze = covered, blue under glaze place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: width: 19. 8cm length: 18. 9cm description: peach-shaped bellows; equipped with a handle with leaf-shaped hooks and a bridged spout in the shape of a branch; it rests on a well-marked circular foot forming a rim; the base is slightly convex; it is decorated in cobalt blue under a colorless cover; the lower edge of the foot is devoid of cover; the shard is beige; the cover has numerous pinheads and a significant lack at the top of the peach; the belly is painted with prunus and pomegranates 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. 2465. Date: between 1627 and 1644.