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Wine cup

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts **Wine cup** by Bernard Leach. Two small ceramic cups with white and black glaze. The cups are roughly conical in shape, with a flared mouth and a narrow base that appears to be slightly footed. The exterior of both cups features a predominantly white base glaze with irregular, expressive black brushstrokes. The interiors are glazed white with a few black speckles. The cups rest on a flat, dark surface with a gradient background transitioning from dark at the top to lighter at the bottom. The lighting casts shadows to the left of each cup.

Artwork details

Medium:
Porcelain painted with overglaze blue (Kosobe ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 389 px
Museum record:
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