VesselsChinese12th-13th century

Kiln Waster: Jian-Ware Tea Bowl Fused to the Interior of a Saggar

12th-13th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Jian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide; the saggar made of coarse reddish buff firing clay. Probably from the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, 960-1279

Century

12th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 12.8 x Diam. 18.9 cm (5 1/16 x 7 7/16 in.)

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