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Collection Online as of April 26, 2024

Bowl

Bowl

1300s
(918–1392)
pottery
Diameter of mouth: 16.1 cm (6 5/16 in.); Overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1918.457
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

While this cup was donated as a rare white celadon example excavated from a Goryeo period tomb, it turns out to be an imported Song period Chinese example.

Description

While this cup was donated as a rare white celadon example excavated from a Goryeo period tomb, it turns out to be an imported Song period Chinese example. This suggests that many Korean elites during the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) enjoyed various imported luxury from China known for its advanced ceramic production.
  • ?–1918
    Purchased with funds from John L. Severance by Langdon Warner [1881–1955] in Korea for the Worcester Warner Collection, as agent of the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1918–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • 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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