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Cup and Stand

Cup and Stand

900s-1100s
(918–1392)
pottery
Diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.); Overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1918.433
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Many types of sophisticated stoneware examples such as this cup and cup stand were buried in the tombs of ruling class of the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392).

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 delicate-looking cup and cup stand, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their refined taste.
  • Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
    Lee, Jongmin. “The Genealogy and Characteristics of Imported Chinese White Porcelain in the Mid-Goryeo Period [고려 중기 수입 중국백자의 계통과 성격].” Misulsa yeongu (2011): 137-160 www.dbpia.co.kr
    Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
    Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Seoul: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 19, fig. 18
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1918.433