A Korean 'wabi-sabi' style teabowl, Joseon dynasty 朝鮮王朝 高麗侘寂風格茶盌

Following 1573 when the Muromachi government was overthrown, the aesthetic concept of wabi-sabi evolved amongst Japanese society. Rustic Korean teabowls and local Japanese raku pottery slowly displaced Chinese teabowls as common utensils in Japanese tea ceremonies. 

The notion of wabi-sabi, primarily derived from Zen Buddhism, is an aesthetic approach which celebrates imperfection, spontaneity and austerity. The understated rustic beauty of this bowl, with its dimpled glaze and textured clay body, would have perfectly embodied this aesthetic.

1573年，室町時代宣告終結，日本茶道摒棄故往奢華氣派而漸採傳統日本美學侘寂風格——以接受短暫和不完美為核心的美學概念。日本茶道具在此以前多要以中國宋代茶具為主，隨著侘寂風格的流行，漸見高麗茶盌或日本樂茶盌取而代之，本品屬當中經典作。