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Bowl

Sōhei Ikasa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bowl by Sōhei Ikasa. A ceramic bowl with a wide, rounded body and a small foot at the base. The bowl has a handle on one side, near the rim. The ceramic is glazed with a dark color, the glaze lighter in the center of the bowl's interior. The rim of the bowl is slightly darker than the rest. The bowl casts a shadow on the white surface it sits on. The background is white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1820
Medium
Clay; glazed inside and outside (Harima ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 299 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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