Teabowl by Bernard Leach. Crackled gray and black ceramic teabowl with white glaze patches. The bowl is rounded with a small circular base and the rim is irregular with chips missing and a rough texture. The bowl has a wide mouth. The body has a crackled surface with white glaze patches. The glaze is darker at the top and bottom. The background is white.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1650
- Medium
- Roughly potted; of coarse clay showing ridges and gashes; dark brown with splashes of crackled grayish glaze (Awata ware, Asahi type)
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 569 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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