Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
Not on view
The eye-catching application of white slip creates an unusual textured patterning of puffy cloudlike forms on the exterior and a web of wispy-veined leaves on the interior.
Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: Tea Bowl with Decoration of Gingko Leaves
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: kiln in operation ca. 1691–1749
Culture: Japan
Medium: Stoneware with cobalt-blue design over brushed white slip (Utsutsugawa ware)
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. of rim 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Diam. of foot 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number: 36.120.501
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
