Tea bowl with incised line
Korean
Description
This exquisite bowl is a wonderful example of the adage that less is more. Its beauty lies in its shape, with steeply angled sides that flare ever so slightly at the rim. The thin glaze is even and smooth.
Celadons of such perfection were destined for use by nobles or monks. Bowls were used both for serving food and drinking tea.
Subject Matter:
Tea bowl.
Physical Description:
This celadon bowl is of the same form as those excavated from the Kiln no. 10 at Yongun-ri, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do. It has a narrow foot and a slightly everted mouth. There is no decoration except a single line incised around the inner surface nearby the rim. The glaze was oxidized and shows partial yellowish brown tints but is well fused in general, while the clay is well sintered. Six refractory spur marks are left on the rim of the short foot.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.89]
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