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Tea Jar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea Jar by artist. Black and white photo of a bulbous ceramic jar with a short neck. Jar has a cracked surface and is decorated with a black floral design and banded with two solid black horizontal lines at the top and bottom of the design and one on the neck. The bottom has a patterned band.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Clay covered with crackled glaze and decorated with polychrome enamels (Kyoto ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 569 px
Museum record:
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