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.