Bol à thé cylindrique (tsutsu-gata chawan), M.C. 3395, between 1824 and 1831

Author(s): yoshidaya manufacture (kaga), ceramist production date: between 1824 and 1831 type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): tea bowl materials and techniques: sandstone, painted decoration on covered place(s) of execution/production: kaga (historical region) dimensions - artwork: height: 9cm diameter: 9cm description: cylindrical bowl in beige gray stoneware, matt covered, polychrome decoration (yellow, green, brown). Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: brand - brand on yellow background, inside the foot: "fuku" 福 (ideogram(s) - kanji) iconographic description: the piece features a shape common in japan, known as the "bamboo shape" (tsutsu-gata). On the body, decoration simulating bamboo fibers, with reserved slices, containing plant motifs. Historical commentary: former attribution "ko-ta-ni" (inventory date undetermined). Themes / subjects / places represented: bamboo 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. 3395. Date: between 1824 and 1831.