Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration
1600s–1700s
Maker Unknown
Korean Art
Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration, 1600s–1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Glazed ceramic; overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. H. R. Cash, M.D. 1988.1056 This type of wide-mouthed bowl was used everyday in Korea, not exclusively for tea drinking. But when it was introduced to Japan around the early 16th century, its imperfect appearance evoking the aesthetics of wabi-sabi caused it to be repurposed as tea bowls in Japan. Possibly produced in one of the kilns established by the trading office (Waegwan) in Busan, southern Gyeongsang province, this type of bowl was sold to Japanese elite collectors. This type of humble tea bowl was highly praised among Japanese collectors for its imperfect beauty.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- glazed ceramic
- Dimensions
- Overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
- Departments
- Korean Art
- Accession Number
- 1988.1056
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Mrs. H. R. Cash, M.D.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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