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Note the rough, tan, clay bodies of these bowls with their deliberate irregularities. The design of branches was first painted in a black iron oxide, then the blossoms and buds in a white slip, followed by the application of a very thin transparent overglaze.

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139736
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One of Five Serving Bowls (Mukozuke) with Prunus Design
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139736
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object
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One of Five Serving Bowls (Mukozuke) with Prunus Design
description
Note the rough, tan, clay bodies of these bowls with their deliberate irregularities. The design of branches was first painted in a black iron oxide, then the blossoms and buds in a white slip, followed by the application of a very thin transparent overglaze.
date
1700s-1800s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80037106
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34633
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Ceramic
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import
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Overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); Each side: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
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1963.508.1
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Kyoto Ware: stoneware with underglaze iron oxide and slip decoration
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One of Five Serving Bowls (Mukozuke) with Prunus Design, 1700s-1800s. School of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743). Kyoto Ware: stoneware with underglaze iron oxide and slip decoration; overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); each side: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund and Edward L. Wittemore Fund, 1963.508.1
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Japanese Art
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signature on bottom, 3 characters in brown iron.
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Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund and Edward L. Wittemore Fund
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2026-05-29 07:09:06.307000
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139736
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Kyoto Ware: stoneware with underglaze iron oxide and slip decoration
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male
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