Pot couvert (futatsubo), M.C. 2851(2), Entre 1850 et 1900

Author(s): yatsushiro (ceramic production center), ceramist production date: between 1850 and 1900 dating in centuries: 2nd half of the 19th century type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): pot materials and techniques: stoneware, glaze = covered, slip place(s) of execution/realization: higo (historical region) dimensions - artwork: height: 17cm diameter: 12. 5cm description: pot with lid; decoration of inlaid peony medallion, “seiji –yū zōgan” style, on a background of “mishima” type vertical stripes. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: workshop stamp - engraved under the foot: letter "tō" (ideogram(s) - kanji) iconographic description: on the body, medallion decoration of stylized peonies. Themes / subjects / places represented: flower, peony 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. 2851. Date: Entre 1850 et 1900.