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Bowl

About 1979 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

From a set of three bowls.
Stoneware with underglaze decoration.
With gently curving sides (everted lip) on a strong foot which is angled outwards. Fingermarks visible above foot. Covered all over with a clear glaze turning to celadon in places, except on the base of the foot, where the pale buff body is revealed. Inside, underglaze iron decoration of a fish or bird within a double ring.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with clear glaze turning to celadon in places, underglaze iron decoration inside.
Brief description
Japan, MODERN CRAFTS, PRODUCTION, CERAMICS
Physical description
From a set of three bowls.
Stoneware with underglaze decoration.
With gently curving sides (everted lip) on a strong foot which is angled outwards. Fingermarks visible above foot. Covered all over with a clear glaze turning to celadon in places, except on the base of the foot, where the pale buff body is revealed. Inside, underglaze iron decoration of a fish or bird within a double ring.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 12.4cm
Style
Production
Iga ware
Collection
Accession number
FE.78A-1981

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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