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Bowl with Reed Design

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The bowl, titled "Bowl with Reed Design" by artist Shoji Hamada, is round and made of ceramic. It has a wide mouth and a slightly narrow base. The bowl's interior and exterior surfaces are light-colored with darker speckles. The interior features a design of dark, wavy lines that resemble reeds. The lines are painted in a darker color than the body of the bowl and are irregularly shaped. The background of the image is gray, with the bowl casting a shadow on the surface below it.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th century
Medium:
Glazed stoneware (Mino ware, Kasahara Oribe type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 494 px
Museum record:
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