Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) / 1200s
Bowl with Lotus and Child Design in Relief
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Bowl with Lotus and Child Design in Relief as ceramic (Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) · 1200s).
The floral pattern of this bowl was created by a mold with carved patterns.
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The museum identifies this ceramic as pottery.
The museum's collection notes: 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.
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