VesselsChinese12th-13th century

Tea Bowl with Indented Lip and Golden Brown Hare's-Fur Markings

12th-13th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Jian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide. 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. 7.1 × Diam. 12.3 cm (2 13/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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