Tea cup with peacock’s eye motif

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 72.44.1
Type: vessel; object for daily use; pottery
Date of production:
12th–13th centuries
Jin dynasty
Place of production:
Materials: stoneware
Techniques: cracking; glazed
Dimensions: height: 4.5 cm
diameter (mouth): 9.7 cm
diameter (base): 3.3 cm
Small-size tea cups constitute the most wide-spread type of Jun wares. The three aubergine splashes (the so-called peacock’s eyes) are typical motifs.