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As early as the 800s, 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. While the inlaid image of bloomed chrysanthemums decorate the outer wall, that of fish swimming in waves in relief appear on the inner wall of this tea bowl. Such elaborate design tells us that tea wares then were aesthetically invested objects of luxury.
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103699
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Bowl with Fish and Waves in Relief
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103699
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Bowl with Fish and Waves in Relief
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As early as the 800s, 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. While the inlaid image of bloomed chrysanthemums decorate the outer wall, that of fish swimming in waves in relief appear on the inner wall of this tea bowl. Such elaborate design tells us that tea wares then were aesthetically invested objects of luxury.
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1200s
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en
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Q79508654
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Ceramic
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Diameter of base: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); Overall: 6.9 x 16.1 cm (2 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1921.642
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Bowl with Fish and Waves in Relief (청자 양각 파도·물고기무늬 상감 국화무늬 사발 [靑磁陽刻波漁文象嵌菊花文碗]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter of base: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); overall: 6.9 x 16.1 cm (2 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.642
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청자 양각 파도·물고기무늬 상감 국화무늬 사발 [靑磁陽刻波漁文象嵌菊花文碗]
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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
Lee, Young-hee. "The Study on Techniques and their Interrelations among Craft Arts of the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 공예기법 연구 상호관련성을 중심으로]." <em>Misulsa hakbo</em> 22 (2004): 133–170.
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.
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<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 05:35:51.533000
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103699
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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pottery
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