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Source Description
As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea became an important part of elite culture in Korea. In enjoying teas, elites commissioned a variety of types of utensils and vessels including this large bowl, not only to make their tea-drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their refined taste.
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98761
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Bowl
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98761
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object
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Bowl
description
As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea became an important part of elite culture in Korea. In enjoying teas, elites commissioned a variety of types of utensils and vessels including this large bowl, not only to make their tea-drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their refined taste.
date
1100s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79485561
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Outer diameter: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.); Overall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1918.442
Source extras
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celadon
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Bowl (청자항 [靑磁缸]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; outer diameter: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.); overall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Director's Contingent Fund, 1918.442
titleInOriginalLanguage
청자항 [靑磁缸]
collection
Korean Art
didYouKnow
The distinctive bluish and greenish glaze of Goryeo celadons, shown in this bowl, is the result of distinctive small and long Korean kilns, which maintained a low oxygen saturation with a high level of carbon dioxide.
citations
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> 129-162.
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.
citation
<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
citation
<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
citation
<em>Korean Celadons</em>, the Best under Heaven [천하제일비색청자]. Seoul : National Museum of Korea, 2012.
citation
Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. <em>The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 78
creditline
Director's Contingent Fund
updatedAt
2026-06-18 15:02:17.701000
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98761
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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celadon
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