id:			103684
accession number:	1921.632
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.632
updated:		2023-08-23 18:53:30.730000

Gourd-shaped Wine Pot, 1200s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Pottery; height with lid: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1921.632

title:				Gourd-shaped Wine Pot
title in original language:	청자 표주박모양 줄무늬 주자 (靑磁瓢形線文注子)
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creation date:			1200s
creation date earliest:		1200
creation date latest:		1299
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creditline:			Gift of John L. Severance
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culture:	Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
technique:	pottery
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: height with lid: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
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fun fact:
This gourd-shaped bottle once used to serve wine.

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 wine pitcher, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature.

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CITATIONS

	The well-preserved example for gourd-shaped wine pot can be found in the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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	url:		https://archive.asia.si.edu/publications/korean-ceramics/object.php?q=F1907.287&cat=period&name=goryeo%20period

	Jang, Nam-won. "The Tea and Celadons during the Goryeo Dynasty : Considering the Celadon Tea Utensils [고려시대 茶文化와 靑瓷]."<em> Misulsa nondan</em> (2007): 129-162.
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	url:		https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE01351978

	<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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	<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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