Square Bowl
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Square Bowl

TitleSquare Bowl
Date1760 18th century
MediumWhite porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze, colored enamels (Arita 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.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“Square Bowl” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1760. It is executed in white porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze, colored enamels (arita ware) and classified as ceramics. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. 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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