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Tea bowl decorated with chrysanthemums and wavy lines

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea bowl decorated with chrysanthemums and wavy lines by artist not specified. The bowl is ceramic and rounded with a slightly narrower base. The base is a dark brown color. The body of the bowl is white with brown speckles around the top. The white glaze on the body has brown and gray splotches. The design around the body includes four dark gray chrysanthemum flowers and several wavy lines. The interior and exterior of the bowl have some shiny spots from the glaze. The background behind the bowl is off-white. The bowl is sitting on an off-white surface.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1700
Medium:
Clay, pitted; thick, whitish crackled glaze; decoration in blue (Mino ware, Shino type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 472 px
Museum record:
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