Tea bowl with a bluish brown glaze

anonymous, c. 960 - c. 1279

Henan-ware tea bowls. China. Song period (960 - 1279). Glazed stoneware, Henan ware. The term Henan ware is used to describe tea bowls made in Northern China. Unlike Jian ware, for example, the forms and decorations used in Henan ware differ considerably. Westendorp bequest.

  • Artwork typetea bowl
  • Object numberAK-MAK-624
  • Dimensionsheight 5 cm, diameter 12.2 cm, diameter 3.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicssteengoed met een blauwbruin glazuur

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Tea bowl with a bluish brown glaze

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-624

  • Description

    Theekom van steengoed, gedeeltelijk bedekt met een bruin glazuur met donkerblauwe vlekken. De onderste helft van de kom is ongeglazuurd.

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 960 - c. 1279

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    steengoed met een blauwbruin glazuur

  • Dimensions

    • height 5 cm
    • diameter 12.2 cm
    • diameter 3.7 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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  • Tea bowl with a bluish brown glaze
  • Tea bowl with a bluish brown glaze
  • Tea bowl with a bluish brown glaze