Chinese Jizhou Tortoiseshell-Glazed Tea Bowl
With conical sides rounding up towards the rim, covered inside and out with a rich dark brown glaze liberally splashed in translucent golden glaze in imitation of mottled tortoiseshell, the glaze ending short of the knife-pared foot to expose the buff-colored granular ware. Diameter: 11.5 cm, 4 1/2". Provenance: Private collection of an Important Estate, Newport, Rhode Island.
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With conical sides rounding up towards the rim, covered inside and out with a rich dark brown glaze liberally splashed in translucent golden glaze in imitation of mottled tortoiseshell, the glaze ending short of the knife-pared foot to expose the buff-colored granular ware. Diameter: 11.5 cm, 4 1/2". Provenance: Private collection of an Important Estate, Newport, Rhode Island.