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As early as the 600s, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite leisure culture in Korea. A wide bowl like this example was especially suitable for drinking powdered tea shaved from a compressed tea cake, the most commonly enjoyed type during the Goryeo period. A large bloomed peony in relief on the inside of this tea bowl may have made the moment of drinking tea more enjoyable.
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103753
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Bowl with Peony Design in Relief
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103753
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Bowl with Peony Design in Relief
description
As early as the 600s, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite leisure culture in Korea. A wide bowl like this example was especially suitable for drinking powdered tea shaved from a compressed tea cake, the most commonly enjoyed type during the Goryeo period. A large bloomed peony in relief on the inside of this tea bowl may have made the moment of drinking tea more enjoyable.
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1200s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79508875
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Ceramic
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Diameter of mouth: 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.); Overall: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1921.69
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Bowl with Peony Design in Relief (청자 양각 모란무늬 사발 [靑磁陽刻牡丹文碗]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter of mouth: 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.); overall: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.690
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청자 양각 모란무늬 사발 [靑磁陽刻牡丹文碗]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
Kangjin and Buan kilns in Jeolla province were the two major production centers for celadon wares during the Goryeo period (918-1392).
citations
citation
<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
citation
Jang, Nam-won. "The Characteristics of Mid-Goryeo Celadons with Molded Design [高麗中期壓出陽刻 靑瓷의 性格]."<em> Korean Journal of Art History</em> vol. 242-243, 9 (2004): 95–120.
citation
Jang, Nam-won. "The Tea and Celadons during the Goryeo Dynasty : Considering the Celadon Tea Utensils [고려시대 茶文化와 靑瓷]." <em>Misulsa nondan</em> (2007): 129–162.
citation
<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
citation
<em>Sparkles of Jade: Goryeo Celadon</em> [高麗青磁 : ヒスイのきらめき]. Ōsaka: Ōsaka: Shiritsu Tōyō Tōji Bijutsukan, 2018.
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Gift of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:36:01.603000
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103753
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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pottery
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