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A common theme in the decorative arts, this imagery may have been inspired by contemporaneous poems invoking the beauty of blossoming flowers in the subtle light of a crescent moon.
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Title: Tea Bowl with Crescent Moon, Clouds, and Blossoming Plum
Period: Southern Song (1127–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty
Date: 13th–14th century
Culture: China
Medium: Stoneware with black and brown glaze and pigment (Jizhou ware)
Dimensions: Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1924
Object Number: 24.100.1
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