Bowl with Carved Design
Unknown Artist
1000s–1100s
Medium
pottery
Dimensions
h. 4 cm · diameter of mouth 10.6 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of John L. Severance
Accession Number
1918.428
About this artwork
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.