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Cup

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is a cup. The cup is white with black designs. The rim and base are black. The body of the cup is decorated with a design featuring clouds at the bottom, a figure on the right side and foreign writing on the left side. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork Details

Date
1840
Medium
Buff ware decorated with white slip, black lines and covered with a transparent crackled glaze (Kyoto ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 620 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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