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Teabowl

Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black ceramic bowl with a wide mouth and a short foot. The bowl has a shiny glaze and features two white pine tree designs on the front. The trees have sparse branches and are positioned on either side of the bowl's center. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Slightly curved outline, small unglazed foot; lightweight fawn-colored clay; thin lustrous black glaze with pine boughs and poem in white (Kiyomizu ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 444 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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