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
- Museum record:
- View original
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