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Tea Bowl with Autumn Grasses

Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea bowl, white ceramic with black underglaze decoration, rounded body, short foot, uneven rim. Black decoration on lower half depicts grasses and plants with sparse leaves. Image in black and white.

Artwork Details

Date
first half of the 19th century
Medium
Stoneware with cream slip, painted with polychrome enamels and gold over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 439 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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