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Teabowl

Description

Teabowl of stoneware with a hare's fur glaze, turned over lip with an added silver band, probably Jian type: China, Fujian Province, Northern Song Dynasty, 960 - 1127 AD

Museum reference

A.1919.293

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Teabowl

Production information

Fujian Province, China, East Asia

Date

960 - 1127

Style / Culture

Northern Song, Song Dynasty, Chinese

Materials

Stoneware

Physical description

Non-resonant red-brown stoneware with silver band

Associations

Vendor: Miyagawa Hanzan (Makuzu Kozan II)
Japan, East Asia

Exhibitions

  • Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
    National Museum of Scotland

On display

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world cultures, exploring east asia

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