Tea Bowl with “Tortoiseshell” Design

Medium

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

Dimensions

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

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

China · Southern Song (1127–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

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

Accession Number

29.100.229