Tools and EquipmentChinese12th-13th century

Kiln Furniture: Firing Cushion (Dianbing) for a Jian-Ware Tea Bowl

12th cent. - 13th cent.

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Medium

Coarse reddish buff firing clay. Recovered 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. 5.1 x W. 5 x D. 2 cm (2 x 1 15/16 x 13/16 in.)

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