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Tea Bowl

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Tea Bowl

Period:: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Date:: probably first half of the 17th century
Culture:: Probably Korea
Medium:: Stoneware with stamped design
Dimensions:: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. of rim 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Diam. of foot 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number:: 36.120.502

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Description

This tea bowl was most likely made in the early decades of the seventeenth century in southeastern Korea, according to Japanese tastes and specifically for export to that market.
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Korea (662)
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A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
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