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Source Description
While this cup was donated as a rare white celadon example excavated from a Goryeo period tomb, it turns out to be an imported Song period Chinese example. This suggests that many Korean elites during the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) enjoyed various imported luxury from China known for its advanced ceramic production.
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Document identity
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98778
label
Bowl
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object
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1
Source metadata
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98778
contentType
object
title
Bowl
description
While this cup was donated as a rare white celadon example excavated from a Goryeo period tomb, it turns out to be an imported Song period Chinese example. This suggests that many Korean elites during the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) enjoyed various imported luxury from China known for its advanced ceramic production.
date
1300s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79485586
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter of mouth: 16.1 cm (6 5/16 in.); Overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1918.457
Source extras
tec
pottery
tombstone
Bowl (백자 획화무늬 사발 [白磁劃花文碗]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter of mouth: 16.1 cm (6 5/16 in.); overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.457
titleInOriginalLanguage
백자 획화무늬 사발 [白磁劃花文碗]
collection
Korean Art
didYouKnow
While this cup was donated as a rare white celadon example excavated from a Goryeo period tomb, it turns out to be an imported Song period Chinese example.
citations
citation
Lee, Jongmin. “The Genealogy and Characteristics of Imported Chinese White Porcelain in the Mid-Goryeo Period [고려 중기 수입 중국백자의 계통과 성격].” <em>Misulsa yeongu</em> (2011): 137-160.
citation
<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
citation
<em>Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Seoul: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 19, fig. 18
creditline
Gift of John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:20:11.822000
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98778
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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pottery
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