Square Bowl
| Title | Square Bowl |
|---|---|
| Date | 1760 18th century |
| Medium | White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze, colored enamels (Arita ware) |
| Classification | Ceramics |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“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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The period
Dated to 1760. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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