Paire de cuvettes miniatures, M.C. 9505(3)

Author(s): changsha (ceramic production center) production date: between 350 and 550 type(s) of object(s): beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, ceramics, hygiene - health, china name(s): washing bowl materials and techniques: stoneware, glaze = covered place(s) of execution/realization: hunan (province) description: two miniature bowls; flat bottom, finely ridged underneath. Inside, worn cover, greenish-brown darker in thickness. Outside, the striped earth remained bare with a few greenish streaks. Historical commentary: old mu-fei collection acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: cresson, jean, 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. 9505. Date: between 350 and 550.