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Tea Bowl

Culture
Chinese
Date
mid-12th–mid-13th century
Classification
Ceramics, containers
Collection
Asian Art
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 3/16 x 4 5/16 in. (5.6 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
222:1919
- 1919
Yamanaka & Co. [Yamanaka Sadajirō (1866–1936)], Kyōto, Japan [1]

1919 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Yamanaka & Co. through William K. Bixby (1857–1931) [2]


Notes:
[1] Per SLAM Accession Record [SLAM document files].

[2] This object was among the group of objects purchased by William K. Bixby for the City Art Museum of St. Louis. Invoices of sale dated July 23, 1919 and June 26, 1919 and the Saint Louis Art Museum accession record constitute the main sources for this provenance. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, May 2, 1919, and Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, January 9, 1920.

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