Handleless tea bowl [.1] and saucer [.2]. Tea bowl is decorated with an exterior gilt band wound with a berry vine. Saucer has gilt sprigs at center and a navy blue scroll and gilt garland border around rim.
tea bowls
saucers (plates)
gilding
painting (coating)
porcelain
Bowl, Drinking
Bowl, Tea
Porcelain
Painted
Gilded
Bowl, Tea
A1655
Unknown
3 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Museum Accession
1988.545.1-.2
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