National Museum of Asian Art
Mino ware tea bowl
1570-1580
Buff clay, reddish brown on part of surface on one side. String-cutting mark visible on trimmed foot rim. Yellow ash glaze, appearing olive-green where thick, stained brown in crackles, ending in beads. Inside of foot rim unglazed. On inside wall, single brown streak of iron; in bottom, pool of dark green glaze with opaque bluish white spot in center. Extensive lacquer repairs to breaks and chips.
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