Title: Tea Bowl with “Tortoiseshell” Design
Object type: Bowl
Date: 13th–14th century
Culture: China
Period: Southern Song (1127–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty
Medium: Stoneware with iron glaze splashed with wood-ash solution (Jizhou ware)
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY