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omposed of three integral parts, this cup stand has a
Ccradle, a saucer-like middle section, and a flaring foot on
which the stand rests. The outside rim of the cradle is deco-
rated with “thunder patterns” inlaid in white, as is the edge
of the disk. Four pairs of inlaid chrysanthemums are spread
equidistant from each other around the disk. The center of
the cup stand is hollow—from the cradle through to the foot.
The footrim is free of glaze. Two small sections on the lip of
the saucer were chipped and filled in with gold lacquer.

17. A handleless cup would have been held in the cradle of this
Cup stand stand. The saucer portion helped to facilitate the handling of
Second half of 12th century, Goryeo the cup when drinking hot tea and kept the fingers from be-
TL results: fired between 300 & 500 years ago ing burned. The designs of cup stands in Korea come from
Stoneware with inlaid designs under celadon glaze and Chinese prototypes and are generally of two types: those
gold lacquer repair which have a cradle and are hollow through the center, such
H: 6.6 cm W: 15.3 cm as this example, and those which have a raised, flat platform,
replacing the cradle. Chrysanthemums are a common deco-
rative motif found on inlaid celadon of the Goryeo dynasty
and are considered flowers of luck.

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