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Food Cup (Mukōzuke)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Food Cup (Mukōzuke) by Bernard Leach. A small, cylindrical ceramic cup with a wide mouth. The cup is primarily light grey with darker grey and white accents. The body of the cup is decorated with black and white glaze in a random pattern resembling leaves or plants with thin lines. The base of the cup is dark. The cup is square-rimmed. The cup is on a white background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1590–1610
Medium
Stoneware with underglaze iron brown (Hizen ware, Karatsu type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
493 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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