Plate

Gray plate with white glaze design. Round plate with shallow depth. Speckled gray body. White glaze on interior and exterior with darker gray on rim. White design on interior resembles a face or skull with two small dots for eyes. White lines extend from bottom of face to edge of plate. Small bubbles in glaze. Light grey background. Title: Plate. Artist: Bernard Leach.

Artwork details

Date:: 17th century
Medium:: Stoneware with whitish "sea cucumber" drip glaze (Hizen ware, Shodai type)
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 600 × 490 px
Museum record:: View original