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Warmer bowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a ceramic bowl with a green glaze. The bowl is positioned centrally in the image. The bowl has a wide mouth and tapers down to a narrower base. The exterior and interior of the bowl are covered in a glossy, pale green glaze. The rim of the bowl has a thin line of darker glaze. The background is a plain gray color, with a subtle shadow cast by the bowl on the surface below it and on the background behind it. The artist and title of the piece are "Warmer bowl".

Artwork details

Date:
15th–16th century
Medium:
Stonware with celadon glaze (Longquan ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 464 px
Museum record:
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