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Lotus cup

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Lotus cup by Bernard Leach. A ceramic bowl with a wide mouth and a crackled glaze. The bowl has three legs and two handles. The body is white with a crackled pattern. The handles are on either side, and the legs are short and thick. The feet of the legs are dark. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Stoneware with crackled glaze (Yixing ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 465 px
Museum record:
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