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Teabowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Teabowl by artist Robert Arneson. A ceramic teabowl with a glossy glaze. Exterior is light pink with small dark brown speckles and interior is a lighter pink. Dark brown and black glaze pooled at top of interior and dripped down exterior. White background.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Clay, glaze, finely crackled and strongly pitted (Raku ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
492 × 624 px
Museum record:
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