Clog-shaped tea bowl (kutsu-gata chawan) with plum blossoms and geometric patterns

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The ceramic bowl resembles a clog. It has a short foot and rounded body that curves inwards to form the lip. The exterior features a predominantly white base glaze with black designs. A geometric pattern with lines, triangles and crosses is on one side. The black and white colors continue on the other side but the designs are different; there are thick black rectangles and a vertical white line. The inside is glazed in a dark color. The bowl's surface appears worn with chips along the rim. Two-toned gray background.