Tea measuring spoon
Tea measuring spoon
Tea measuring spoon
Tea measuring spoon
Tea measuring spoon
Tea measuring spoon

Currently not on view

Tea measuring spoon,

13th century

Chinese
Southern Song dynasty, 1127–1279
2021-244

Information

Title
Tea measuring spoon
Dates

13th century

Medium
Parcel-gilt silver
Dimensions
5 × 4 × 18 cm (1 15/16 × 1 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Mary Trumbull Adams Art Fund
Object Number
2021-244
Culture
Chinese
Period
Liao
Type
spoons, metalwork
Materials
silverwork
Subject
lotus, bamboo, turtles, tea ceremonies

by late 1960s, English private collection;
English dealer;
6/16/2021-2021, Christian Boehm Oriental Art, London;
2021-present, purchase by Princeton University Art Museum

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