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Teabowl

Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gray teabowl with black speckles and a black base. The bowl is rounded with a wide mouth. The outside has several horizontal lines running along its body. The inside of the bowl has a lighter shade of gray than the outside and several horizontal lines. The bowl is sitting on a white surface and has a shadow to the right. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Distinct wheelmarks; unglazed foot; fawn-colored clay, very thin; pinkish glaze (Kiyomizu ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 482 px
Museum record:
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