Harvard Art Museums > 2001.121: Tea Bowl with Silvery Brown Oil-Spot Decoration Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tea Bowl with Silvery Brown Oil-Spot Decoration , 2001.121,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/169493. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2001.121 Title Tea Bowl with Silvery Brown Oil-Spot Decoration Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 12th-13th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Jin dynasty, 1115-1234 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/169493 Physical Descriptions Medium Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide Dimensions H. 7.7 x Diam. 15.9 cm (3 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Peter W. Scheinman purchased from dealer Mason Wong, Hong Kong Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Peter W. Scheinman and partial purchase through the David A. Ellis Asian Art Fund Accession Year 2001 Object Number 2001.121 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Robert D. Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese brown- and black-glazed ceramics, 400-1400, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1996), pp. 157-158, no. 50 Nishida Hiroko and Sato Sâra, "Tenmoku [Dark-glazed ceramics]", Heibonsha Limited (Tokyo, Japan, 1999), pp. 109-110, fig. 46 Exhibition History Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003 Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting ('04), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/2004 - 08/01/2004 A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005 Forging the New: East Asian Painting in the Twentieth Century, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/03/2005 - 10/16/2005 Downtime, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/28/2007 - 04/20/2008 Re-View: S228-230 Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/31/2008 - 06/01/2013 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu