Théière, M.C. 2521, 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, teapot materials and techniques: porcelain, blue underglaze, painted decoration on glaze, enamel (ceramic technique), famille rose (ceramic) place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 12. 3cm length: 15. 4cm diameter: 10cm description: teapot with a bulging belly at the base; it is equipped with a fixed side handle in the shape of an ear and a straight spout; it is covered with a low lid with a hemispherical button; it rests on an annular foot with a bare lower edge; exterior wall: on a monochrome blue monochrome background enhanced with partly erased golden plant motifs, two medallions stand out: on one side, lotus and aquatic plants, on the other: flowering branch and rock; base coated with colorless glaze 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. 2521. Date: between 1800 and 1896.