Tea Bowl

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

ASIA.1979.145

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ASIA.1979.145

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Chinese

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Chinese

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Tea Bowl

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Tea Bowl

Title

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View:

Full view

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Full view

View

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Creation Date:

Southern Song period, 12th-13th century

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Southern Song period, 12th-13th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1100

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1100

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1299

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1299

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Stoneware with glaze with iron 'hare's fur' and painted with overglaze iron-brown slip, the rim bound with silver (Jian ware)

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Stoneware with glaze with iron 'hare's fur' and painted with overglaze iron-brown slip, the rim bound with silver (Jian ware)

Materials and Techniques

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Classification Term:

Ceramics

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Ceramics

Classification Term

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Creation Place:

China, Fujian Province

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China, Fujian Province

Creation Place

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Dimensions:

H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)

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H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

Asia Society

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Asia Society

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1979.145

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1979.145

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.asiasociety.org

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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Ceramics made in China during the Song period (960-1279) are among the most influential and revered in the world: they are noted for their elegant, simple shapes, lush glazes, and lively designs. These ceramics are admired in part because of the complicated and varied technologies used in their manufacture. Song ceramics are categorized into wares that often take the names of their areas of production. Jian wares, such as the small tea bowl seen here, were produced in Fujian Province and used throughout China at all levels of society. The "hare's fur" glaze effect on this bowl was created when excess iron in the glaze rose to the surface during firing. This particular tea bowl is unusual because plum blossoms have been painted over the glaze in a brown slip. This extra level of decoration is uncommon in Jian ware and suggests that the bowl was produced for an important patron.

The enormous popularity of Jian ware during the Song period may reflect the importance of tea drinking at this time. Tea drinking had become popular during the Tang dynasty (618-906) and continued to be throughout the Song period. Both the author of the 11th-century Notes on Tea (Cha Lu) and the 12th-century ruler Huizong (r. 1101-1125) are known to have preferred black tea bowls over white or green ones because they better displayed the white color of whisked tea. This type of tea, made from powder rather than leaves, was popular in Song China, and its use spread to Japan, where it was incorporated into the tea ceremony.

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Ceramics made in China during the Song period (960-1279) are among the most influential and revered in the world: they are noted for their elegant, simple shapes, lush glazes, and lively designs. These ceramics are admired in part because of the complicated and varied technologies used in their manufacture. Song ceramics are categorized into wares that often take the names of their areas of production. Jian wares, such as the small tea bowl seen here, were produced in Fujian Province and used throughout China at all levels of society. The "hare's fur" glaze effect on this bowl was created when excess iron in the glaze rose to the surface during firing. This particular tea bowl is unusual because plum blossoms have been painted over the glaze in a brown slip. This extra level of decoration is uncommon in Jian ware and suggests that the bowl was produced for an important patron.The enormous popularity of Jian ware during the Song period may reflect the importance of tea drinking at this time. Tea drinking had become popular during the Tang dynasty (618-906) and continued to be throughout the Song period. Both the author of the 11th-century Notes on Tea (Cha Lu) and the 12th-century ruler Huizong (r. 1101-1125) are known to have preferred black tea bowls over white or green ones because they better displayed the white color of whisked tea. This type of tea, made from powder rather than leaves, was popular in Song China, and its use spread to Japan, where it was incorporated into the tea ceremony.

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