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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, which evokes the aesthetics of <em>wabi-sabi, </em>caused it to be repurposed as a tea bowl. Korean tea bowls were circulated as a item of foreign luxury among Japanese military elites. This type of tea bowl may have been produced in one of the kilns established and operated by the trading office (Waegwan) in Busan, southern Gyeongsang province, as an export item for Japanese tea bowl collectors.
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159688
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Tea Bowl
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159688
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Tea Bowl
description
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, which evokes the aesthetics of <em>wabi-sabi, </em>caused it to be repurposed as a tea bowl. Korean tea bowls were circulated as a item of foreign luxury among Japanese military elites. This type of tea bowl may have been produced in one of the kilns established and operated by the trading office (Waegwan) in Busan, southern Gyeongsang province, as an export item for Japanese tea bowl collectors.
date
1600s
citation
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CC0
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en
wikidata
Q79979697
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter of mouth: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Overall: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
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Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
accession
1996.4
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glazed stoneware
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Tea Bowl (분청사기 완 (粉靑沙器碗)), 1600s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Glazed stoneware; diameter of mouth: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); overall: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund, 1996.4
titleInOriginalLanguage
분청사기 완 (粉靑沙器碗)
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
For its imperfect aesthetics, this type of rustic tea bowl was highly appreciated among advanced Japanese practitioners of the tea ceremony.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “The Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Major Works,” March 18, 1996, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
citation
Jeong, Dong-ju. From Joseon Rice Bowl to Yido Tea Bowl [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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Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund
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2026-05-29 08:16:48.555000
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159688
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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glazed stoneware
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