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Tea bowl with plum decoration

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The tea bowl, a work by artist Chojiro, has an upper body that is dark brown and a lower body that is light brown. The bowl is wide and short with a narrow base. The interior and exterior surfaces appear smooth. The background of the image is gray, transitioning from dark at the top to light at the bottom. A shadow is cast to the right of the bowl.

Artwork details

Date:
13th–14th century
Medium:
Stoneware with painted decoration on dark glaze (Jizhou ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 434 px
Museum record:
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