Jian-ware Tea Bowl

Artist/Maker Chinese

Date12th century

MediumGlazed stoneware with lacquer

DimensionsOverall: 2 5/16 × 4 3/4 in. (5.9 × 12.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alan Carter Covell and Kyu J. Pak-Covell

Object number1990.20.3

Status

On view

ProvenanceExcavated from a Fujian kiln site, Southwest of Shanghai; acquired by Dr. Jon Carter Covell, Westminster, CA¹; by gift 1990 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH [1] Covell was a professor at California State University, and one of the first Westerners to receive a doctorate in Asian art history. Exhibition History

Asian Art and the Allen: American Collectors in the Early 20th Century

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 19, 2014 - July 12, 2015 )

Collections

On View
Asian

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