Floral-shaped Cup Stand with Inlaid Chrysanthemum Design (1100s): Art, History and Details

Floral-shaped Cup Stand with Inlaid Chrysanthemum Design (1100s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

As early as the 600s, 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.

Object facts

• Title: Floral-shaped Cup Stand with Inlaid Chrysanthemum Design
• Date: 1100s
• Culture: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: inlaid and glazed porcelain
• Dimensions: Overall: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)
• Collection: Korean Art
• Department: Korean Art
• Accession number: 1970.503

A detail from the museum

During the Goryeo period, a variety of types of tea ware, including this delicate-looking cup stand, were widely used.

Collection credit

Gift of Mrs. Karl Martoch

Further reading listed by the museum

• Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
• Jang, Namwon. "The Tea and Celadons during the Goryeo Dynasty : Considering the Celadon Tea Utensils [고려시대 茶文化와 靑瓷]." Misulsa nondan (2007): 129–162.
• Lee, Yun-jin, “ A Study on Ceramic Jantak (盞托) of Goryeo Period [고려시대 청자잔탁 연구].” Misulsahak yeongu (2012): 35–69.

View the collection record

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