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Bowl and Saucer with Incised Lotus and Peony Design

청자 음각 연꽃·모란무늬 사발 (靑磁陰刻蓮花牧丹文托碗)

1100s

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Korea, Goryeo period

(918-1392)

Pottery

Diameter: 17.9 cm (7 1/16 in.); Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)

Gift of John L. Severance 1918.455

Location

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This type of celadon bowl was modeled after Ru ware of northern China. Xu Jing (1091-1153), the Chinese official who visited Korea in 1123, called the Korean celadon ware as the “new kiln ware of Ru-zhou.”

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 saucer paired with a large bowl, to make their drinking experience more exciting.

Provenance

Purchased by Langdon Warner [1881–1955] in Korea for the Worcester Warner Collection

?–1918

John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1918–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.

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

A Chinese traveler in medieval Korea : Xu Jing's illustrated account of the Xuanhe embassy to Koryo. Translated by Sem Vermeersch. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2016.

Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. 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.

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. 74-75

Exhibition history

Mountains and Rivers Beyond the DMZ – Korean Gallery 236 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 21-July 21, 2019).

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Bowl and Saucer with Incised Lotus and Peony Design

청자 음각 연꽃·모란무늬 사발 (靑磁陰刻蓮花牧丹文托碗)

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