Floral-shaped Cup with Incised Chrysanthemum Design
Unknown Artist
1100s-1200s
Medium
celadon
Dimensions
h. 6.9 cm · diameter of mouth 7.1 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of John L. Severance
Accession Number
1918.427
About this artwork
Both everyday objects and ornaments such as this drinking cup were standard for Goryeo period (918–1392) burial goods. Furnishing tombs with an elaborate assemblage of objects was believed to honor and comfort the newly dead. While greenish celadon works were mainstream during the Goryeo period, bluish-white ceramic works made of white clay such as this one were produced from time to time.