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Tea Bowl with Crescent Moon, Clouds, and Blossoming Plum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black tea bowl with rounded body and slightly flared rim, featuring gold designs on a dark background. A crescent moon shape is at the top. Below the moon are white and gold blossoming plum branches with clusters of round blossoms; some blossoms are solid gold. The gold designs have a worn, textured appearance. The bowl's interior is mostly black with some brown speckles and a small circular depression in the center. The bowl casts a shadow on a gray background.

Artwork Details

Date
13th–14th century
Medium
Stoneware with black and brown glaze and pigment (Jizhou ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
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