Diameter: 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm)
Probably Tang Dynasty - Five Dynasty, 10th century A.D.

Provenance:

Blitz Asian Art, Amsterdam

I was intrigued by the humble appearance of this begging bowl when I first saw it inside a glass display case. Instinctively, I knew I was going to have it under my arms. With a finely crackled amber-orange glaze with six characters below the lip translated as: “Golden of the monastery of achieved destiny”.