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Dish

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic bowl with a wide mouth and rounded body. The interior of the bowl features a black geometric pattern resembling a flower or sunburst, composed of concentric circles and lines forming a grid-like design. The pattern starts from a small circular indentation at the center and radiates outward. The background of the image is gray, and the bowl casts a shadow on the surface below. The artist of this piece is Bernard Leach. The title of the piece is "Dish".

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelaneous stoneware painted in underglaze blue (Arita ware, Imari type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
486 × 624 px
Museum record:
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