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Teabowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Teabowl by Bernard Leach. A black ceramic bowl with a rounded body and a slightly everted rim. The bowl has a small foot at the base. A shiny glaze covers the entire bowl. The body of the bowl is not perfectly symmetrical, and features three raised rings around the lower portion. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Swirling bowl; light grayish-brown clay, evenly covered with a light brown (deerskin) glaze (Shidoro ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 501 px
Museum record:
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