Teabowl by Bernard Leach. Dark ceramic bowl with a wide mouth and a short foot. The exterior surface is textured with small bumps and irregularities. The interior and exterior surfaces have a dark, mottled appearance. The overall shape is bulbous with a slightly narrow base. The rim is rounded and smooth. The bowl is predominantly dark in color with some lighter areas. The background is white.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1830
- Medium:
- Roughly potted; fine grained, reddish brown clay; thin brown glaze with spots and runs of thick yellowish glaze (Shidoro ware)
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 600 × 562 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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