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Teabowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Teabowl by Bernard Leach. Black ceramic bowl, cylindrical in shape. The bowl is wider at the top than at the bottom. The bowl has a glossy finish. The bowl is decorated with small bumps across the surface. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Clay covered with a thick, speckled glaze, number two incised (Owari province, Oribe type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 548 px
Museum record:
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