VesselsChinese12th-14th century

Conical Tea Bowl with Decoration of Phoenixes and Butterflies

12th-14th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Jizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze buff slip. 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

4.5 x 14.5 cm (1 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.)

Provenance

William B. Goldstein, M.D. purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., New York

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