Seto kiln
Copy of Chinese Jian-Ware Teabowl
1600-1699
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Seto kiln
Copy of Chinese Jian-Ware Teabowl
1600-1699
Physical Qualities
Stoneware with streaked brown glaze, metal rim, 2 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (6.4 × 12.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Julius Levy Memorial Fund
Object Number
1959.46
In the 16th century, Japan's Seto kilns succeeded in creating close copies of the highly regarded 12th- to 13th- century Chinese Jian ware teabowls.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1959; Howard C. Hollis, Cleveland
Across East Asia: China's Cultural & Artistic Legacy
Asian Gallery Rotations 2021
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Asian Gallery Rotations 2022
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Inscribed: One-character inscription in gold on foot, "zhi" [wisdom]
On View at the BMA
