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“Teabowl” (ca. 1650) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Teabowl

Title	Teabowl
Date	ca. 1650 17th century
Medium	Roughly potted; of coarse clay showing ridges and gashes; dark brown with splashes of crackled grayish glaze (Awata ware, Asahi type)
Classification	Ceramics
Origin	Japan Japan
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Teabowl” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1650. It is executed in roughly potted; of coarse clay showing ridges and gashes; dark brown with splashes of crackled grayish glaze (awata ware, asahi type) 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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