VesselsChinese12th-14th century

Small Circular Bowl with Tortoiseshell Glaze

12th-14th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Jizhou-type ware, probably Tushan ware: light gray stoneware with variegated dark brown and transparent amber glazes over white slip ground. Probably from the kilns at Tushan, Sichuan province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Southern Song period (1127-1279) to Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

Century

12th-14th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

4.4 x 10.2 cm (1 3/4 x 4 in.)

Provenance

Peter W. Scheinman purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., New York

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