A Chinese ‘Teadust’ Bowl

In the shape of an alms bowl, with bulbous sides rising from the small flat, circular base and rounding inward at the shoulder to the mouth rim, covered overall in a tea dust glaze, flecked olive green glaze thinning towards the rim to a mushroom shade, the base unglazed apart from the concave centre. Period: 18th century. Height: 5 cm.

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Provenance: James Keiller (1867-1962), thence by descent.