Tea Bowl with Patterned Tortoiseshell Mottles
late 13th-14th century
Dimensions
5.5 x 10.9 cm (2 3/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Sotheby's or Christie's, New York or London
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