Teabowl
19th century (made)
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This tea bowl is an expensive version of the wooden type common in everyday use in Tibet. The combination of high-value materials such as jadeite and silver means that it would probably have belonged to a nobleman.
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Materials and techniques | Cut jadeite and repoussé silver |
Brief description | Domestic, silver, Tibet |
Physical description | A jaedite teabowl with silver mounts and dragon handle of silver. |
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Credit line | Purchased from the dealer Imre Schwaiger, Esq., 39, Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, W |
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Summary | This tea bowl is an expensive version of the wooden type common in everyday use in Tibet. The combination of high-value materials such as jadeite and silver means that it would probably have belonged to a nobleman. |
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Accession number | IM.174-1913 |
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Record created | January 6, 2006 |
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