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Teabowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Teabowl by Bernard Leach. A light-colored ceramic teabowl with a cracked glaze pattern, mostly light gray with darker lines. The bowl is cylindrical in shape, with a slightly rounded body and a small foot at the base. The interior is darker than the exterior. The bowl's surface features a cracked pattern throughout. The background is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Clay; thin, crackled glaze outside and flowing over top; soft pink glaze inside (Hagi ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 593 px
Museum record:
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