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Set of Five Everyday Vessels (Kurawanka Bowls)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Five white ceramic bowls, Set of Five Everyday Vessels (Kurawanka Bowls) by Bernard Leach, arranged in a row on a dark surface. Two bowls are on their sides on either end, showing their wide circular opening and base. Three bowls are upright, two have a wide circular base and narrow opening, decorated with a pattern of overlapping rounded shapes in black. One bowl in the center is wider and more rounded with a wider opening, decorated with a curving line pattern. The background is dark gray.

Artwork details

Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Hasami type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 473 px
Museum record:
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