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This type of wide-mouthed bowl was used everyday in Korea, not exclusively for tea drinking. But when it was introduced to Japan around the early 1500s, its imperfect appearance evoking the aesthetics of wabi-sabi caused it to be repurposed as a tea bowl. Korean tea bowls were circulated as an item of foreign luxury among Japanese military elites. Many Korean potters were abducted to Japan during the Japanese invasions (1592–98) and some settled down in provinces such as in the Saga prefecture in Kyushu. Dislocated Korean potters are often credited for their leading role in the development of ceramic industry in Japan.
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145327
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Bowl with Brushing Decorations
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145327
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Bowl with Brushing Decorations
description
This type of wide-mouthed bowl was used everyday in Korea, not exclusively for tea drinking. But when it was introduced to Japan around the early 1500s, its imperfect appearance evoking the aesthetics of wabi-sabi caused it to be repurposed as a tea bowl. Korean tea bowls were circulated as an item of foreign luxury among Japanese military elites. Many Korean potters were abducted to Japan during the Japanese invasions (1592–98) and some settled down in provinces such as in the Saga prefecture in Kyushu. Dislocated Korean potters are often credited for their leading role in the development of ceramic industry in Japan.
date
1400s–1500s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79923340
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Ceramic
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1
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import
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Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
accession
1970.559
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Clay, glaze
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Bowl with Brushing Decorations (분청사기 귀얄무늬 사발 [粉靑沙器糊箒文碗]), 1400s–1500s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Clay, glaze. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Karl Martoch, 1970.559
titleInOriginalLanguage
분청사기 귀얄무늬 사발 [粉靑沙器糊箒文碗]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
This type of humble tea bowl was highly praised among Japanese collectors for its imperfect beauty.
citations
citation
Park, Kyung-ja and Park Hyeong-soon. “Evolution of the Buncheong Wares in the Early Joseon Period as the White Porcelain Takes over the Taxation Supply [조선 전기 공납용 백자제작에 따른 분청사기 양식변화].” <em>Misul sahak</em> (2010): 291–321.
citation
<em>Buncheong Ware </em>[분청사기]. Seoul: Ehwa Woman’s University Museum, 2019.
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Gift of Mrs. Karl Martoch
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2026-05-29 07:27:47.532000
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145327
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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Clay, glaze
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