Boîte à encens (kōgō) en forme de moineau, M.C. 10027, between 1800 and 1900

Author(s): kairakuen factory production date: between 1800 and 1900 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): incense box materials and techniques: porcelain, glaze = covered place(s) of execution/realization: wakayama (prefecture) dimensions - artwork: height: 6. 7cm width: 6. 5cm description: box in the shape of a baby bird, eggplant color. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: brand - "kairakuen" (ideograph(s) - kanji) label - "ninagawa noritane. . . " (ideogram(s) - kanji) iconographic description: sparrow represented by shape, in relief. Historical commentary: previously owned by cerf lévy, printer in yokohama. Themes / subjects / places represented: bird mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: beleys, colette date of acquisition: 1998 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 10027. Date: between 1800 and 1900.