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11th–12th century · Stoneware with copper-oxide glaze (Jian ware) · Asian Art

The brown and black hues of tea bowls such as this were considered among the best colors for enhancing the chartreuse color of tea that had been whisked into white foam. Wares produced at the Jian kilns in Fujian Province were used exclusively for the drinking of tea.

Artist

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Date

11th–12th century

Medium

Stoneware with copper-oxide glaze (Jian ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929