Vase, M.C. 3208, between 1800 and 1896

Author(s): anonymous, ceramist production date: between 1800 and 1896 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): decorative arts, domestic life, ceramics, china name(s): receptacle or container, vase materials and techniques: porcelain, painted decoration on glaze, enamel (ceramic technique) place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 31. 8cm width: 15cm description: vase with a polylobed and flattened ovoid body extended by a neck with a flared lip; it rests on a well-marked four-lobed flared foot; it is equipped with two small fixed side handles in the shape of an elephant's head; it is covered with a colorless covering marked with numerous pinheads; the lower edge of the foot is devoid of cover; gray shard; the decoration is painted in polychrome enamels (blue, green and red); on each main face double character xi 喜 (double happiness symbolic of happy marriage) on a background of stylized chrysanthemum scrolls; on the collar erect banana leaf marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: registration - 喜 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. 3208. Date: between 1800 and 1896.