Cleveland Museum of Art

Saucer

Date

1100s

Medium

pottery

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 culture in Korea. Elites of the Goryeo period commissioned a variety of types of utensils and vessels including this saucer paired with a large bowl, to make their drinking experience more exciting. The crackle pattern that appears all over this saucer was caused by a thermal expansion mismatch between the body and the glaze.

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