Yaozhou black glazed tea bowl, Jin dynasty, China, 12th century. Artist: Unknown

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Yaozhou black glazed tea bowl with brown chevrons round the edge, Jin dynasty, China, 12th century. A shallow tea bowl with slightly everted rim. It is glazed all over (other than the base and foot which reveal the typical Yaozhou foot and body) with an unusual purplish-brown-black glaze of dark aubergine colour, the rim is decorated round the edge with cursively drawn brown chevrons.

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Size: 2214px × 2831px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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