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Tea jar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea jar by Bernard Leach. Small ceramic jar with rounded body, short neck and small circular opening. Lid is white with small ball on top. Main body of jar is brown with black glaze splattered on. Background grey.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Clay, underglaze with large areas of dark brown overglaze, showing slight iridescence (Takatori ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 591 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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