id: 103670 accession number: 1921.623 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.623 updated: 2022-04-05 09:00:39.219000 Melon-shaped Wine Ewer with Incised Chrysanthemum Design, 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Pottery; vessel only: 17.8 cm (7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1921.623 title: Melon-shaped Wine Ewer with Incised Chrysanthemum Design title in original language: 청자 음각 모란무늬 참외모양 주전자 (靑磁陰刻菊花文瓜形注子) series: series in original language: creation date: 918–1392 creation date earliest: 918 creation date latest: 1392 current location: creditline: Gift of John L. Severance copyright: --- culture: Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392) technique: pottery department: Korean Art collection: Korean Art type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: vessel only: 17.8 cm (7 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: Originally the lid was not coupled with this pot. digital description: As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite culture in Korea. Elites of the Goryeo period commissioned a variety of types of utensils and vessels including this elegant pot, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003. page number: url: Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018. page number: url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.623/1921.623_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.623/1921.623_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.623/1921.623_full.tif