Pot à eau (mizusashi) dans le style de Nonomura Ninsei, M.C. 3076, Entre 1800 et 1900

Author(s): anonymous, ceramist production date: between 1800 and 1900 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): ceramic, japan name(s): water pot materials and techniques: biscuit, enamel (ceramic technique) dimensions - artwork: height: 15. 5cm diameter: 11cm description: conical shaped pot in orange biscuit on the surface, white covered; buttons in the shape of lobsters modeled on the belly. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: usurped mint stamp - stamped but almost illegible under the base: "ninsei" 仁清 (ideogram(s) - kanji) iconographic description: lobsters modeled and joined at the top to the exterior face, with antennae traced and engraved on orange paste in the continuity of these crustaceans. Historical commentary: old title "campanulate vase" (inventory) themes / subjects / places represented: lobster 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. 3076. Date: Entre 1800 et 1900.