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Dish

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Dish by Bernard Leach. A black, circular dish with a wide rim and a slightly raised edge, the dish has a flat bottom and a recessed circular area in the center; the surface is uneven with visible imperfections and some chipping on the rim; the color is uniformly dark gray or black across the entire surface; the background is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:
14th century
Medium:
Glazed stoneware (Jizhou ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 524 px
Museum record:
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