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Wine Ewer with Incised Bamboo Shoot Design
1100s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Natural motifs inspired the shape of celadon vessels as well as their inlaid designs in the Goryeo period. This wine ewer is shaped like a bamboo shoot, but it also resembles a lotus bud. Even though the spout was repaired, the ewer is a masterpiece of Goryeo period celadon. Ewers of the same shape are now housed at the National Museum of Korea and the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka.
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- Title: Wine Ewer with Incised Bamboo Shoot Design
- Date Created: 1100s
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)
- Provenance: Dr. Alfred Irving Ludlow [1875–1961], Cleveland, OH, sold to John L. Severance, John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.179
- Medium: celadon ware with incised decoration
- Fun Fact: This type of ewer is supposed to have a tight-fitting lid, which is currently missing.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
- Credit Line: Gift of John L. Severance
- Collection: Korean Art
- Accession Number: 1928.179
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