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Floral-shaped Cup and Saucer with Inlaid Chrysanthemum Design

청자 상감 국화무늬 잔탁 (靑磁象嵌菊花文盞托)

1100s-1200s

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Korea, Goryeo period

(918-1392)

Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration

Diameter of mouth: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); Overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)

Gift of John L. Severance 1928.171

Location

236 Korean

Fun Fact

Elites of the Goryeo period are known for their love of drinking tea and wine. In Korea, chrysanthemum flowers and leaves were made into both tea and wine.

Description

In Korea, chrysanthemum flowers and leaves were made into both tea and wine. Chrysanthemum wine was enjoyed during the the Double Nine Festival (the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar) praying for longevity.
The flower design on the saucer is less delicate than the cup, suggesting that the cup and saucer originally were not related to each other.

Provenance
(Dr. A. I. Ludlow, Cleveland).
Citations
Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
Lee, Young-hee. "The Study on Techniques and their Interrelations among Craft Arts of the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 공예기법 연구 상호관련성을 중심으로]." Misulsa hakbo 22 (2004): 133-170. www.dbpia.co.kr
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
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 57, no. 31
Lee, Yun-jin, “A Study on Ceramic Jantak(盞托) of Goryeo Period [고려시대 청자잔탁 연구].” Misulsahak yeongu (2012): 35-69. www.kci.go.kr
Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그찬란한도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
Sparkles of Jade: Goryeo Celadon [高麗青磁 : ヒスイのきらめき]. Ōsaka: Ōsaka: Shiritsu Tōyō Tōji Bijutsukan, 2018.
McCormick, Sooa Im. "The Past and Present of the Korean Collection in the Cleveland Museum of Art." In The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, 국외소재문화재재단, and An Min-hŭi, ed., 22-37. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 26-27, fig. 16
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1928.171