Tea Bowl with Indented Lip and Decoration of a Butterfly, a Stylized Flower, and Two Phoenixes in Flight
12th-14th century
Dimensions
4.5 x 11.6 cm (1 3/4 x 4 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Sotheby's or Christie's, New York or London
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