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Tea Jar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Tea Jar by Bernard Leach. A black and white image of a dark-colored ceramic vessel with a wide body and narrow opening at the top. The vessel has a rough texture and appears to have a two-tone color scheme, with a darker color at the bottom and a lighter color at the top. The lighter color has a speckled appearance and there is a darker spot on the front. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Clay covered with a Raku glaze, crackled and blotched (Raku ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
457 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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