2001.121: Tea Bowl with Silvery Brown Oil-Spot Decoration

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

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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

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