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Bowl: Yellow Seto Ware

c. 1590

Japan, Momoyama period

(1573–1615)
Medium
glazed stoneware with incised decoration (Seto ware)
Measurements
Diameter: 15.2 cm (6 in.); Overall: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1982.67
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A shallow stoneware vessel takes a wide, circular form with a slightly flaring rim. A horizontal ridge cinches the exterior middle, from which the body tapers toward a narrow base. The warm, pale-yellow glaze is peppered with irregular brown splotches and rust-toned patches. Fine, wavy incised lines decorate the interior rim. Its earthy palette and mottled texture evoke a weathered stone appearance, with light catching across the organic, uneven surface.

Bowl: Yellow Seto Ware

c. 1590

Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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