Bowl and Cover
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Bowl and Cover

TitleBowl and Cover
ArtistMinpei
Date1840 19th century
MediumPorcelaneous ware covered with a finely crackled glaze over which is a black enameled glaze (Awaji ware)
ClassificationCeramics
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Bowl and Cover” is a work by Minpei, dated 1840. It is executed in porcelaneous ware covered with a finely crackled glaze over which is a black enameled glaze (awaji ware) and classified as ceramics. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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