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Tea bowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea bowl by artist unknown. The bowl is a pale green color with a white rim. The bowl is wide and shallow, and it has a small foot at the bottom. A circular area in the center of the bowl's interior is a brown color, the base material of the bowl. The background is dark gray at the top and light gray at the bottom. A shadow is cast to the right.

Artwork details

Date:
13th century
Medium:
Stoneware with celadon glaze (Longquan ware), gold lacquer repairs
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 455 px
Museum record:
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