Tea Jar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea Jar by Bernard Leach. Brown ceramic jar with a white lid, bulbous body tapering to a narrow neck. Glaze appears to be dripped and unevenly applied with shades of brown and tan. Dark brown color on lower half with lighter brown and tan on upper half. Six rounded vertical indentations on body. Lid is circular and flat with a small circular indentation in center. Background is gray gradient. Object casting a shadow to the left.