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2394. NS. 130. One Tea Bowl, with flaring mouth and silver rim. Chien. "Tenmoku." Chinese. Hard, dense, buff paste. Rich smoky-black, mottled with cream and deep olive; shrinkage marks and long lines of crackle. Area on inner surface much worn. Circular corrugation around body near rim. Circular, basal ring, slightly hollowed, unglazed within. Intact; without repair. Height, 2 1/2". Diameter at mouth, 5 1/16". Excavated at the sites of ancient kilns in the Province of Fukien. Purchased from Yamanaka & Co., N.Y., as per Voucher #, March, 1914, [[left margin]] SMITHSONIAN 1590
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first measure fraction is on top of each other
[[left margin]] on the right: "SMITHOSIAN" is stamped on while "1590" is handwritten