Bowl
CultureChinese
DateSong dynasty (960-1279)
MediumJun yao pottery
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 4 1/2 inches (5.08 × 11.43 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-158/9
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DescriptionBowl with a wide flaring lip and small, narrow foot. Buff body, thick light-blue, even glaze. "Earthworm" marks on the interior.ProvenanceWith Otto Burchard, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by 1932;
Purchased from Burchard, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
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