Tea Bowl with “Tortoiseshell” Design

Date13th–14th century

MediumStoneware with iron glaze splashed with wood-ash solution (Jizhou ware)

DimensionsH. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)

CultureChina

PeriodSouthern Song (1127–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationCeramics

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

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