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Teabowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Teabowl by Bernard Leach. A ceramic bowl with a wide mouth and a narrow base. The bowl has a light-colored body with darker color on the interior and exterior rim. The exterior has a darker color on the bottom third with multiple black streaks running down from the rim. The bowl has a glossy glaze with small dark speckles around the rim and body. The base of the bowl is circular and flat. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Clay covered with a white glaze splashed with brown (Takatori ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 464 px
Museum record:
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