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As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite culture in Korea. Elites of the Goryeo period commissioned a variety of types of utensils and vessels including this saucer paired with a large bowl, to make their drinking experience more exciting.
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98774
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Bowl and Saucer with Incised Lotus and Peony Design
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98774
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Bowl and Saucer with Incised Lotus and Peony Design
description
As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite culture in Korea. Elites of the Goryeo period commissioned a variety of types of utensils and vessels including this saucer paired with a large bowl, to make their drinking experience more exciting.
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1100s
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en
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Q60759016
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Ceramic
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Diameter: 17.9 cm (7 1/16 in.); Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1918.455
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Bowl and Saucer with Incised Lotus and Peony Design (청자 음각 연꽃·모란무늬 사발 [靑磁陰刻蓮花牧丹文托碗]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter: 17.9 cm (7 1/16 in.); overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.455
titleInOriginalLanguage
청자 음각 연꽃·모란무늬 사발 [靑磁陰刻蓮花牧丹文托碗]
collection
Korean Art
didYouKnow
This type of celadon bowl was modeled after Ru ware of northern China. Xu Jing (1091-1153), the Chinese official who visited Korea in 1123, called the Korean celadon ware as the “new kiln ware of Ru-zhou.”
citations
citation
<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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.
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<em>A Chinese traveler in medieval Korea : Xu Jing's illustrated account of the Xuanhe embassy to Koryo</em>. Translated by Sem Vermeersch. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2016.
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.
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.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 74-75
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Gift of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:20:08.623000
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98774
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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pottery
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