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Water Ewer for Rituals with Incised Parrot Design
1100s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This distinctively shaped celadon vessel is a <em>kundika. </em>With a spout on one side, this type of vessel is often used in Buddhist purification rituals. Unlike most existing examples that have an image of a willow tree, this work has a rare flying phoenix design incised on its surface.
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- Title: Water Ewer for Rituals with Incised Parrot Design
- Date Created: 1100s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 36.2 x 14 cm (14 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: (Dr. Alfred Irving 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/1921.631.a
- Medium: stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration
- Fun Fact: This distinctively shaped vessel is called a <em>kundika </em>in Sanskrit, simply referring to a water bottle.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
- Credit Line: Gift of John L. Severance
- Collection: Korean Art
- Accession Number: 1921.631.a
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