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Deep Cup

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a cylindrical ceramic cup titled "Deep Cup" by the artist Bernard Leach. The cup is primarily gray with a darker gray band at the bottom and a lighter gray band at the top. The darker gray band at the bottom displays horizontal lines from the creation process. The top portion of the cup features darker gray and black speckles and marks. The cup's interior is dark gray. The background of the image is light gray. A small white label with gray text reading "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM" is partially visible at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Clay, the lower half covered in salt glaze style, the upper half with a white glaze (Tokoname ware) (?)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
481 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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