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Bowl with Incised Parrot Design

청자 음각 앵무새 무늬 사발 [靑磁陰刻鸚鵡文碗]

1100s–1200s

Korea, Goryeo dynasty

(918–1392)
Medium
celadon ware with incised decoration
Measurements
Diameter of mouth: 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in.); Overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John L. Severance 1918.482
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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.

Description

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 image of flying parrots incised on the inner wall of this tea bowl must have made the moment of drinking tea more enjoyable and even magical.
A celadon, a pale green glaze, bowl features a shallow, round body with a scalloped rim. A thin circular line defines the base. Three parrots are incised into the interior walls, flying clockwise with spread wings and long, trailing tail feathers. Fine cracks web across the smooth, glossy surface, emphasizing its aged appearance. The delicate carvings are visible beneath the translucent glaze of this refined ceramic vessel.

Bowl with Incised Parrot Design

1100s–1200s

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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