White Ware Tea Bowl
Late T'ang Dynasty
(A.D. 618-906)
Height                    4.3cm
Diameter of mouth 14.6cm
     In the T'ang period, 
tea was drunk from a bowl.  
Lu Yu's "Classic of Tea" 
praises greenware tea 
bowls as the finest, 
followed by white ware.  
The straight ring foot at 
the base of this bowl, 
and its lipped rim, are 
typical of the late T'ang 
style.