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Bowl, rim fragment

Object Details

Description
Bowl, rim fragment.
Clay: porcelain.
Glaze: clear with pale blue tint.
Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. "Octopus" vinescroll on outside, geometric band on inside rim.
Mark: none (base not part of fragment)
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
1775-1799
Period
Edo period
Credit Line
Gift of Harold P. Stern
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt blue pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions
W: 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in)
Style
Arita ware
Type
Vessel
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