Jizhou Tea Bowl
Location
Era
Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Title
Jizhou Tea Bowl
Materials
Buff stoneware, iron oxide brown glaze on brown slip, reserve decoration
Dimensions
5.7 cm (h.), 11.6 cm (diam.)
Credits
Gift of Nestor Sanborn, inv. 1919.Ed.1
Collection
Archeology and World Cultures
Three paper-cut quatrefoil lotus motifs reserved in dark brown on a crazed beige glaze adorn the inside of this beautiful conical tea bowl. Splashes of beige glaze over a brown base create a tortoiseshell pattern on the outside. This mottled effect is characteristic of Jizhou bowls and was likely achieved by applying wood ash on the surface during firing.
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