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Square Bowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a square bowl. The bowl is made of dark gray material, possibly metal. The bowl has a wide mouth and rounded corners. The exterior surface of the bowl features a raised design resembling leaves or ferns. The raised design appears to be symmetrical on the front with two raised designs resembling a stem with leaves on either side of the bowl. The interior of the bowl has a rough texture and appears darker than the exterior. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Clay decorated with crackled glaze (Yatsushiro ware, Mishima style)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 543 px
Museum record:
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