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Wide-Mouthed Vase

Wide-Mouthed Vase

1000s–1100s
(918–1392)
porcelaneous ware with celadon glaze and fluted and incised decoration
Outer diameter: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); Overall: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1928.176
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The translucent greenish and bluish glaze of Goryeo celadons, shown in this vase, is the result of distinctive small and long Korean kilns, which maintained a low oxygen saturation with a high level of carbon dioxide.

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 handsome wine bottle, to make their drinking experience more exciting.
  • ?–1928
    (Dr. Alfred Irving Ludlow [1875–1961], Cleveland, OH)
    1928–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 48
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