Tea bowl with a grey brown glaze and a metal rim

anonymous, c. 960 - c. 1279

Jian-ware tea bowls. China. Song period (960 - 1279). Glazed stoneware, Jian ware. Jian tea bowls are often of a similar shape: a slight narrowing just below the rim and an angular connection between base and bowl. Just above the base the glaze culminates in a border of large drops. Because of the thick layer of glaze the tea remains warm longer. The Jian kilns were famous for their hare's-furglaze: brown markings over an almost blackground. Westendorp bequest.

  • Artwork typetea bowl
  • Object numberAK-MAK-546
  • Dimensionsdiameter 3.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm, height 4.9 cm
  • Physical characteristicssteengoed met een grijsbruin glazuur en metalen rand