Bowl with Incised Parrot Design
Unknown Artist
1100s–1200s
Medium
celadon ware with incised decoration
Dimensions
h. 6 cm · diameter of mouth 10.9 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of John L. Severance
Accession Number
1918.482
About this artwork
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. The image of flying parrots incised on the inner wall of this tea bowl must have made the moment of drinking tea more enjoyable and even magical.