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Floral-shaped Cup Stand
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About this work
As early as the 800s, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite culture in Korea. Elites of the Goryeo period commissioned a variety of types of utensils and vessels including this delicate-looking cup stand, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their refined taste. This tea bowl must have been produced at one of the state-run kilns located in Kangjin, southern Jeolla province.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFloral-shaped Cup Stand (청자 꽃모양 잔탁 [靑磁花形盞托]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.); overall: 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.617
