Cleveland Museum of Art

Cover for a Pitcher

Date

1100s

Medium

celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration

Culture

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

Department

Korean Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite leisure culture in Korea. This lid once served as a lid for a tea pot. During the Goryeo period, a variety of types of tea ware were widely used. This lid once served as a lid of a teapot.

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