1700s
Glazed stoneware
Diameter of mouth: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Weight: 6
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1986.84
Pinholes in the light pinkish glaze were intended to resemble "fawn spots."
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."
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