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Teabowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black teabowl with glossy glaze and white triangular design on the side. The bowl is round with a small foot at the base. The white design consists of a triangle with a curved line underneath it on the left side. The background of the image is plain white. The artist of the teabowl is Bernard Leach.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1680
Medium:
Clay covered with thin black glaze and design in rough whitish glaze (Black Satsuma ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 506 px
Museum record:
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