Side Dish (Mukōzuke) with Wisteria Design

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The ceramic piece, titled "Side Dish (Mukōzuke) with Wisteria Design" by artist Choji Suzuki, is a short, wide vessel with a cylindrical shape. The body of the vessel is primarily beige with horizontal ridges around it. The left and right sides feature green vertical patches. Two wisteria plant designs with brown leaves are depicted on the front, one hanging down straight and the other to the left. The interior and rim of the vessel appear rough and beige with brown patches. The background of the image transitions from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom. A shadow is cast to the right of the piece.