Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration
Unknown Artist
1600s–1700s
Medium
glazed ceramic
Dimensions
h. 8.8 cm · diameter of base 5.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. H. R. Cash, M.D.
Accession Number
1988.1056
About this artwork
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.