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Bowl with Lotus and Child Design in Relief

1200s

Korea, Goryeo dynasty

(918–1392)
pottery
Diameter of mouth: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1918.478
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The floral pattern of this bowl was created by a mold with carved patterns.

Description

As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite leisure culture in Korea. 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.
  • Purchased in Korea by Langdon Warner [1881–1955] for the Worcester Warner Collection
    1918
    Purchased by John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, as a gift for the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1918–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    Jang, Nam-won. "The Tea and Celadons during the Goryeo Dynasty : Considering the Celadon Tea Utensils [고려시대 茶文化와 靑瓷]." Misulsa nondan (2007): 129-162. www.dbpia.co.kr
    Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
    Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 70
  • Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17, 1991-January 5, 1992).
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