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Jar with Stamped Decoration
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This small jar may have been used as a container for powdered tea among Japanese tea drinkers. Possibly produced in one of the kilns established by the trading office (Waegwan) in Busan, southern Gyeongsang province, it was sold to Japanese tea bowl collectors. According to a historical record dated to 1641, one trading boat shipped more than 14,000 tea bowls to Japan.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineJar with Stamped Decoration (분청사기 상감 사발 [粉靑沙器象嵌文碗]), 1400s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Stoneware with incised design, white slip, and overglaze; outer diameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.678
