VesselsChinese12th-14th century

Bowl with Tortoiseshell Glaze

12th-14th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Jizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown and transparent amber glazes. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi 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

6.9 x 17.9 cm (2 11/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Sotheby's, London

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