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Tea bowl

Tea bowl

1700s
(1392–1910)
glazed stoneware
Diameter of mouth: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1986.84
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Pinholes in the light pinkish glaze were intended to resemble "fawn spots."

Description

Possibly produced in one of the kilns established by the trading office (Waegwan) in Busan, southern Gyeongsang province, this type of bowl with an elongated foot was exported to Japan and circulated as an item of foreign luxury among Japanese tea ware collectors. Pinholes in the light pinkish glaze were intended to resemble "fawn spots."
  • ?-1986
    Robert W. Moore, Los Angeles, CA
    1986
    (Christie's, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1986-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    Heo, Hyun-Jung. "Resource Supply and Demand of Waegwanyo in the Late Joseon Dynasty [조선후기 왜관요의 자원 수급]." Hangdo busan no. 39 (2020): 205-239. www.dbpia.co.kr
  • Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).
  • {{cite web|title=Tea bowl|url=false|author=|year=1700s|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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