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Source Description
Possibly produced in one of the kilns established by the trading office (Waegwan) in Busan, southern Gyeongsang province, this type of bowl with an elongated foot was exported to Japan and circulated as an item of foreign luxury among Japanese tea ware collectors. Pinholes in the light pinkish glaze were intended to resemble "fawn spots."
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153400
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Tea bowl
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153400
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Tea bowl
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Possibly produced in one of the kilns established by the trading office (Waegwan) in Busan, southern Gyeongsang province, this type of bowl with an elongated foot was exported to Japan and circulated as an item of foreign luxury among Japanese tea ware collectors. Pinholes in the light pinkish glaze were intended to resemble "fawn spots."
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1700s
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en
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Q79939327
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Ceramic
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Diameter of mouth: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
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Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
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1986.84
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Tea bowl (사기다완 [沙器茶碗]), 1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Glazed stoneware; diameter of mouth: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1986.84
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사기다완 [沙器茶碗]
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Korean Art
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Pinholes in the light pinkish glaze were intended to resemble "fawn spots."
citations
citation
Jeong, Dong-ju. <em>From Joseon Rice Bowl to Yido Tea Bowl </em>[조선 막사발과 이도다완]. Paju: Hangil ateu, 2012.
citation
Hur, Nam-lin. “Korean Tea Bowls (Kōrai Chawan) and Japanese Wabicha: A Story of Acculturation in Premodern Northeast Asia.” <em>Korean Studies</em> 39 (2015): 1–22.
citation
Kang, Mu-Chang. "A Study on the Characteristics of Japanese Made-to-Order Ceramics and the Transition Process of Busan Waegwanyo Kiln - With a focus on Commissioned Tea Bowls [일본 주문 도자기의 특징과 부산 왜관요 변천과정에 관한 연구 - 주문다완(御本茶碗)을 중심으로]."<em> Hankuk dojahak yeongu </em>17, no. 3 (2020): 5–19.
citation
Heo, Hyun-Jung. "Resource Supply and Demand of Waegwanyo in the Late Joseon Dynasty [조선후기 왜관요의 자원 수급]." <em>Hangdo busan </em>no. 39 (2020): 205–239.
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Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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2026-05-29 07:55:37.329000
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153400
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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glazed stoneware
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