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Wine pot

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wine pot by William Moorcroft, a ceramic object with a spout on the left side and a C-shaped handle on the right side. The body features cutout designs of leaves and flowers in the middle. A decorative border with a Greek key pattern encircles the top. The lid is present and features a knob handle at the top. The base features another geometric pattern. The surface is smooth; the color is monochrome gray-scale. The overall shape is bulbous, narrowing at the top for the lid.

Artwork Details

Date
1870
Medium
Faience with finely crackled glaze and decorated with colored enamels (Satsuma ware) (Satsuma ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 565 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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