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Melon-shaped Ewer with Incised Peony Design (lid)
918-1392
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This melon-shaped pitcher is adorned with a delicate drawing that renders chrysanthemum buds with full blossoms in white and black inlays. In Korea, chrysanthemum flowers and leaves were made into both tea and wine. Chrysanthemum wine was enjoyed during the the Double Nine Festival (the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar) when praying for longevity.
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- Title: Melon-shaped Ewer with Incised Peony Design (lid)
- Date Created: 918-1392
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); Lid: 2.5 x 4.5 cm (1 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Dr. A. I. Ludlow [1875-1961], Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.618.b
- Medium: plaster with acrylic paint
- Fun Fact: The shape of this pitcher resembles a type of yellow muskmelon cultivated mainly in East Asia.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
- Credit Line: Gift of John L. Severance
- Collection: Korean Art
- Accession Number: 1921.618.b
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