3D Model A 3D rendering of a physical object. Place of Origin The geographic location where an object was made Ji’an county, Jiangxi province, China Culture/Period A broad historical period, archaeological culture, or artistic movement in which an object was made Southern Song dynasty Date From Enter the lower end of the date range, only enter a number without any label and use negative for BCE. For example: enter '220' for 220 CE or '-220' for 220 BCE 1127 Date To Enter the upper end of the date range, only enter a number without any label and use negative for BCE. For example: enter '220' for 220 CE or '-220' for 220 BCE 1279 Height (cm) 12 Width (cm) 5.8 Credit Line The name of the individual or institution that donated the object to the museum, the source of a purchase, or the name of a loaning individual or institution Unknown Accession Number A unique identifier for an object HKU.C.1953.0060 Description A short physical description of the object with an overview of its historical and social significance The bowl is resist-decorated on the interior with two flowers and phoenixes which are under a transparent glaze. This tea bowl was produced in the Jizhou Kiln at Yonghe Town of Jiangxi province. The Jizhou kilns in Jiangxi province were most well known for the technique of using paper cut-outs as stencils to create resist designs. The production process of this tea bowl involved leaving paper cut-outs of phoenixes and flowers on four sides of the interior to be burnt away in the kiln later during firing, while other parts of the interior were left untouched. Paper cut-outs usually featured “auspicious characters” or simple floral patterns, often spread around the sides of the bowl In this case, the phoenixes, a bird in Chinese mythology, represents harmony, prosperity, and virtue. They may also symbolize the union of yin and yang, balance in the universe. In Chinese culture, they represented the empress and can often be seen in the decorations for weddings or royalty, along with dragons, which represented the emperor due to these two creatures being symbolic of the blissful relationship between husband and wife. Furthermore, a Chinese character that means “stone” can be observed on the unglazed base of the bowl, suggesting the tea bowl is made from stone. Considering Jiangxi province was known to be an important tea-producing area and there was increasing popularity of tea-drinking in China during the Song dynasty, this stoneware is undoubtedly used for tea-drinking. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tea Bowl