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Teabowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Teabowl by artist Bernard Leach. A dark brown ceramic bowl with a wide mouth and rounded body. The interior of the bowl features a brown glaze with a gold design. The design consists of swirling patterns, including spirals and curved lines. A darker brown color borders the design near the rim. The background of the image is a white fabric surface. The bowl casts a shadow on the surface below it.

Artwork details

Date:
13th–14th century or later
Medium:
Stoneware with painted decoration on dark brown glaze, tortoise-shell glaze on reverse
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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