id:			109531
accession number:	1928.173
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.173
updated:		2025-08-07 19:44:40.966000

Melon-shaped Wine Ewer, 1100s-1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; outer diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.); height with lid: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1928.173

title:				Melon-shaped Wine Ewer
title in original language:	청자 참외모양 주전자 (靑磁瓜形注子)
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creation date:			1100s-1200s
creation date earliest:		1100
creation date latest:		1299
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creditline:			Gift of John L. Severance
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culture:	Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
technique:	celadon
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Outer diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.); height with lid: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Mountains and Rivers Beyond the DMZ – Korean Gallery 236 Rotation
	opening date:   2019-01-23T05:00:00
	<i>Mountains and Rivers Beyond the DMZ – Korean Gallery 236 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 21-July 21, 2019).

	title:		Interpretation of Materiality: Gold
	opening date:   2021-04-29T04:00:00
	<i>Interpretation of Materiality: Gold</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 29-October 24, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Dr. A. I. Ludlow [1875–1961], Cleveland, OH, sold to John L. Severance)
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	John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1928
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1928–
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CITATIONS

	<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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	<em>Sparkles of Jade: Goryeo Celadon</em> [高麗青磁 : ヒスイのきらめき]. Ōsaka: Ōsaka: Shiritsu Tōyō Tōji Bijutsukan, 2018.
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