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1 - A Tenmoku glaze ware tea bowl The Jian kilns of Jianyang in Fujian province are celebrated for their black-glazed tea bowls, known in Chinese as jianzhan. In Japan, where they have been treasured for centuries under the name tenmoku, these bowls became central to the practice of whisking powdered green tea (matcha). The present example displays the deep, lustrous black glaze and robust potting typical of Jian ware at its finest. H: 4.5cm D: 9.5cm Wooden box China Southern Song Dynasty
A Tenmoku glaze ware tea bowl The Jian kilns of Jianyang in Fujian province are celebrated for their black-glazed tea bowls, known in Chinese as jianzhan. In Japan, where they have been treasured for centuries under the name tenmoku, these bowls became central to the practice of whisking powdered green tea (matcha). The present example displays the deep, lustrous black glaze and robust potting typical of Jian ware at its finest. H: 4.5cm D: 9.5cm Wooden box China Southern Song Dynasty