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As early as the seventh century, 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. The outer wall is lavishly decorated with the inlaid image of flowering vines, the inner wall with the inlaid image of chrysanthemum and lychee. Such elaborate design tells us that tea wares then were aesthetically invested objects of luxury.
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98780
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Bowl with Inlaid Chrysanthemum and Lychee Design
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98780
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Bowl with Inlaid Chrysanthemum and Lychee Design
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As early as the seventh century, 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. The outer wall is lavishly decorated with the inlaid image of flowering vines, the inner wall with the inlaid image of chrysanthemum and lychee. Such elaborate design tells us that tea wares then were aesthetically invested objects of luxury.
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1300s
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en
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Q79485596
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Ceramic
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Diameter of mouth: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.); Overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1918.459
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Bowl with Inlaid Chrysanthemum and Lychee Design (청자 상감 국화·여지문 사발 [靑磁象嵌菊花荔枝文大楪]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter of mouth: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.); overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.459
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청자 상감 국화·여지문 사발 [靑磁象嵌菊花荔枝文大楪]
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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
Warner, Lorraine D'O. "Korean Grave Pottery of the Korai Dynasty." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 3 (1919): 46-58.
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Reproduced: p. 48 fig. 5; Mentioned: p. 49
citation
Yi, Jong-min. "The New Trends on the latter 14th Century's Inlaid Celadon of Koryŏ Dynasty [14世紀後半高麗象嵌靑磁의新傾向]." <em>Misulsahak yeongu </em>201(March 1994): 5-40.
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<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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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.
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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> (June 2007): 129-162.
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<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 05:20:12.469000
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98780
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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