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This type of wide-mouthed bowl was used every day in Korea, not exclusively for tea drinking. But when it was introduced to Japan around the early 16th century, its imperfect appearance evoking the aesthetics of <em>wabi-sabi </em>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 Japan, particularly in the Saga prefecture in Kyushu. A Japanese tea bowl such as 1983.158 in the CMA collection is one example possibly created by the descendants of dislocated Korean potters.
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153899
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Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration
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153899
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Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration
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This type of wide-mouthed bowl was used every day in Korea, not exclusively for tea drinking. But when it was introduced to Japan around the early 16th century, its imperfect appearance evoking the aesthetics of <em>wabi-sabi </em>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 Japan, particularly in the Saga prefecture in Kyushu. A Japanese tea bowl such as 1983.158 in the CMA collection is one example possibly created by the descendants of dislocated Korean potters.
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1400s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79940310
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Ceramic
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Overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
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Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
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1988.1057
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glazed ceramic
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Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration (분청사기 인화무늬 사발 [粉靑沙器印花文碗]), 1400s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Glazed ceramic; overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. H. R. Cash, M.D., 1988.1057
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분청사기 인화무늬 사발 [粉靑沙器印花文碗]
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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
Jeong, Dong-ju. From Joseon Rice Bowl to Yido Tea Bowl [조선 막사발과 이도다완]. Paju: Hangil ateu, 2012.
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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.
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<em>Buncheong Ware </em>[분청사기]. Seoul: Ehwa Woman’s Universtiry Museum, 2019.
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.
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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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Bequest of Mrs. H. R. Cash, M.D.
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2026-06-18 20:30:54.377000
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153899
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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glazed ceramic
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