D: 12.3 cm
H: 6.9 cm

This tea bowl, in the classical style of the Jian kiln, has an inward sloping belly and a progression of lines from the mouth to the base, yielding a smooth and beautiful curve. The inner and outer glaze is a frosty persimmon color in somber hues that has been applied more thinly around the mouth. The different colors applied run downward, becoming thicker near the base. The base of the bowl to the foot is unglazed revealing a deep chestnut color. The solid texture and flat base are characteristic of the Jian kiln works. The persimmon glaze bowl is called Tenmoku in Japan. This rustic and quaint tea bowl is a rare find.