id: 103681
accession number: 1921.631
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Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) with Incised Parrot Design, 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration; overall: 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1921.631
title: Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) with Incised Parrot Design
title in original language: 청자 음각 앵무새무늬 정병 (靑磁陰刻鸚鵡文淨甁)
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creation date: 1100s
creation date earliest: 1100
creation date latest: 1199
current location: 236 Korean
creditline: Gift of John L. Severance
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culture: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
technique: stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration
department: Korean Art
collection: Korean Art
type: Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Object in Focus: Kundika
opening date: 2003-07-15T00:00:00
Object in Focus: Kundika. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 15-September 14, 2003).
title: Korean Art from the United States
opening date: 2012-06-04T00:00:00
Korean Art from the United States. National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea (Republic of) (organizer) (June 4-August 5, 2012).
title: Korean Gallery 236 Rotation
opening date: 2018-07-16T04:00:00
Korean Gallery 236 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 16, 2018-January 20, 2019).
title: Ink, Paper, and Brush - Korean Gallery 236 Rotation
opening date: 2019-07-24T04:00:00
Ink, Paper, and Brush - Korean Gallery 236 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 24, 2019-January 26, 2020).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Dr. Alfred Irving Ludlow [1875–1961], Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?–1921
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1921–
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CITATIONS
Other types of Goryeo-period kundika can be found in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art (Washington DC).
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url: https://asia.si.edu/object/F1909.44a-b/
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 134-135, no. 137
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Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 71-72, no. 65
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Korean art from the United States [미국, 한국미술을 만나다]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2012.
page number: Reproduced: p. 18, no. 3
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Ku, Ir-hoe 구 일회 and Kang Kyŏng-nam 강 경남. Chʹŏnha cheil pisaek chʹŏngja [천하제일비색청자= The best under heaven the celadons of Korea]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2012.
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Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 249
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Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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Sparkles of Jade: Goryeo Celadon [高麗青磁 : ヒスイのきらめき]. Ōsaka: Ōsaka: Shiritsu Tōyō Tōji Bijutsukan, 2018.
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McCormick, Sooa Im. "The Past and Present of the Korean Collection in the Cleveland Museum of Art." In The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, 국외소재문화재재단, and An Min-hŭi, ed., 22-37. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 33, fig. 31, P. 54-55
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