Cleveland Museum of Art

Tea Caddy with Stamped Floral Decoration

Date

1600s

Medium

glazed stoneware with stamped and incised inlaid white slip decoration

Culture

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Department

Korean Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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, this type of tea ware may have sold to Japanese tea bowl collectors. According to a historical record dated to 1641, a trading boat shipped more than 14,000 tea bowls to Japan. This tea caddy may have been produced in one of the kilns established and operated by the trading office (Waegwan) in Buan, southern Gyeongsang province, as an export item for Japanese tea ware collectors.

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