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Tea Bowl: Jian ware

960–1279 · purplish brown stoneware with iron slip glaze coating

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Jian ware was very popular with the tea cultures in China and Japan.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description

Credit lineTea Bowl: Jian ware, 960–1279. China, near Shui ch'i, Song dynasty (960-1279). Purplish brown stoneware with iron slip glaze coating; diameter: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); overall: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Collection, 1942.134

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