Teabowl by Bernard Leach. A small ceramic bowl with a wide mouth that tapers inward. The bowl features a dark design on its exterior. The design consists of a curved vine-like pattern. A dark line runs along the bottom of the design. The bowl is primarily white with dark speckles throughout. The background of the image is light gray. The bowl casts a shadow on the surface below. The image is in black and white. The bowl is centered in the frame. The rim of the bowl is slightly darker than the rest.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1820
- Medium
- Clay, much pitted; glaze, crackled on inside of bowl; thin and showing brown through (Mino ware, Shino type)
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 420 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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