Skip to main content

White tea bowl with lotus flower and gold rim

late 12th century
Medium/TechniqueJingdezhen-ware porcelain with qingbai glaze and carved motif
DimensionsOverall: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Other (diameter of mouth): 16.3 cm (6 7/16 in.)
Other (diameter of foot): 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number12.1165
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Provenance1912, probably purchased in China by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913) for the MFA. (Accession Date: December 5, 1912)