Tortoiseshell Tea Bowl, 12th-13th century, x in., Chi-chou ware Stoneware with dark-brown and splashed-amber glazes, China, 12th-13th century, The Chi-chou region located in central Kiangsi province produced its best known wares during Southern Sung (1127-1279). This was a technically creative period when Chi-chou kilns introduced and pioneered new techniques of decoration including tortoiseshell glazes as well as paper cut, glaze resist and naturalistic leaf designs. Called tai mei wen in Sung literature, tortoiseshell refers to the shell of the hawksbill sea turtle

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