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Set of Six Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) for Tea Gathering Meal (Cha-kaiseki)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Six small ceramic dishes with short pedestal bases, each with a wide mouth and slightly flared rim. The dishes are decorated with various brown designs on a tan background. Some have green accents near the rim. The designs include triangular shapes, lines, and semicircles. The dishes are arranged in a horizontal line. The background is a gray gradient, darker at the top and lighter at the bottom. A white vertical bar is on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
early 17th century
Medium
Stoneware with white slip and iron brown under transparent glaze and copper-green glaze (Mino ware, Oribe Yashichida type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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