Tea bowl

Description

Circular tea bowl of turned walnut with sheet silver lining and rim and border around foot, decorated with band of repousse Z-motifs on foot border: Tibet, early 20th century

Museum reference

K.1998.1272

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tea bowl

Production information

Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia

Date

Early 20th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Walnut, Silver, Silver

Physical description

Turned walnut bowl, sheet silver interior, rim and border around foot

Associations

Collector: Taylor, George, Sir, 1904 - 1993
Kew Gardens Botanical Expedition to Tibet