Date of production: between 907 and 1125
type(s) of object(s): domestic life, ceramics, china
name(s): gourd
materials and techniques: terracotta, lead glaze, engraved = incised
place(s) of execution/realization: china
dimensions - artwork:
height: 33cm
width: 12. 2cm
length: 15. 3cm
description:
flat gourd with green glaze, with neck with small round lid, imitating the leather gourd of northern horsemen. Floral-inspired engraved decoration. Acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: society of friends of the cernuschi museum
date of acquisition: 1989
institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris
inventory number: m. C. 9825. Date: Entre 907 et 1125.
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