Bowl with Lotus and Child Design in Relief

청자 양각 연꽃·동자무늬 사발 (靑磁陽刻蓮花童子文碗)

1200s
Diameter of mouth: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
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The floral pattern of this bowl was created by a mold with carved patterns.

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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.
Bowl with Lotus and Child Design in Relief

Bowl with Lotus and Child Design in Relief

1200s

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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