Black-Glazed Teabowl with Incised Characters (供御) for “Imperial Tribute”

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a teabowl with a black glaze and incised characters. The bowl is centered in the image, with a wide mouth and a narrow base. The glaze is predominantly black, but it has a brown rim and some brown and gold accents. The characters "" are incised into the bowl. The background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom. The bowl casts a shadow on the surface below it. The overall style of the bowl suggests it is an example of Chinese ceramics.