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Tea bowl with decoration of six-petaled flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown ceramic tea bowl with rounded body and slightly flared rim. The interior features a light brown base color with darker brown glaze spots arranged in a circular pattern around a central circular motif. The central motif consists of a light brown and white ring around a darker brown and black design. The rim has a lighter brown edge. The exterior is not visible. The artist is unknown, but the title is "Tea bowl with decoration of six-petaled flowers".

Artwork details

Date:
12th–13th century
Medium:
Stoneware with black and brown glazes and paper-cut designs (Jizhou ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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