Tea bowl with a grey brown glaze and a metal rim

anonymous, c. 960 - c. 1279

Jian-ware tea bowls. China. Song period (960 - 1279). Glazed stoneware, Jian ware. Jian tea bowls are often of a similar shape: a slight narrowing just below the rim and an angular connection between base and bowl. Just above the base the glaze culminates in a border of large drops. Because of the thick layer of glaze the tea remains warm longer. The Jian kilns were famous for their hare's-furglaze: brown markings over an almost blackground. Westendorp bequest.

  • Artwork typetea bowl
  • Object numberAK-MAK-546
  • Dimensionsheight 4.9 cm, diameter 12.5 cm, diameter 3.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicssteengoed met een grijsbruin glazuur en metalen rand

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Tea bowl with a grey brown glaze and a metal rim

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-546

  • Description

    Theekom van steengoed, gedeeltelijk bedekt met een grijsbruin glazuur. Het centrum is verhoogd. De onderste helft van de kom is ongeglazuurd. De rand is gevat in een metalen band. Oud label op de onderzijde met 'W021'. Jian.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label: ‘W021’

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 960 - c. 1279

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    steengoed met een grijsbruin glazuur en metalen rand

  • Dimensions

    • height 4.9 cm
    • diameter 12.5 cm
    • diameter 3.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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  • Tea bowl with a grey brown glaze and a metal rim
  • Tea bowl with a grey brown glaze and a metal rim
  • Tea bowl with a grey brown glaze and a metal rim