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Teabowl

Hon'ami Kōetsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a teabowl made by Hon'ami Kōetsu. The teabowl is made of ceramic material and has a reddish-brown color with a cracked glaze. The bowl is roughly cylindrical in shape, with a wide mouth and a narrow base. The exterior surface is uneven, with visible imperfections and a rough texture. A band of vertical lines encircles the bowl, just below the rim. The interior of the bowl is not visible. The background of the image is a gradient of dark gray to light gray, with a shadow cast by the bowl on the surface below it.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Clay; crackled glaze with markings; (Kyoto ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
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