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Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) with Incised Parrot Design

청자 음각 앵무새무늬 정병 (靑磁陰刻鸚鵡文淨甁)

1100s

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Korea, Goryeo period

(918-1392)

Stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration

Overall: 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.)

Gift of John L. Severance 1921.631

Location

236 Korean

Description

This distinctively shaped celadon vessel is a kundika. With a spout on one side, this type of vessel is often used in Buddhist purification rituals. Unlike most existing examples that have an image of a willow tree, this work has a rare flying phoenix design incised on its surface.

Provenance

?-1921

(Dr. Alfred Irving Ludlow [1875-1961], Cleveland, OH, ?-1921, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

1921-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1921-present

Citations

Itō, Ikutarō, and Judith G. Smith. Korean Ceramics: From the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000. Reproduced: p. 55, no. 5

Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan. Koryŏ Pulhwa Taejŏn : 700 Nyŏn Man ŭi Haehu = Masterpieces of Goryeo Buddhist Painting : A Long Lost Look after 700 Years. Ch'opan ed. Sŏul: Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan, 2010. Reproduced: p. 136, no. 50, Mentioned: p. 300

Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan. Miguk, Han'guk misul ŭl mannada = Korean art from the United States. Sŏul: Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan, 2012. Reproduced: p. 18, no. 3

Honolulu Museum of Art. Splendor and serenity: Korean ceramics from the Honolulu Museum of Art. Honolulu, HI: Honolulu Museum of Art, 2015. Reproduced: p. 52, no. 31

Cho, Chi-yun, Ch'oe Ŭng-ch'ŏn, and Leeum, Samsŏng Misulgwan. Semil Kagwi: Han'guk Misul ŭi P'umkyŏk = Exquisite and Precious: The Splendor of Korean Art. Sŏul: Samsŏng Misulgwan Leeum, 2015. Reproduced: p. 173, no. 91, Mentioned: p. 400

Sanekata, Yōko, and Yukiko Shirahara. Kōrai butsuga: kaoritatsu sōshokubi = The fragrant sublime : Koryŏ Buddhist paintings. Kyōto: Sen’oku hakukokan, 2016. Reproduced: p. 110, no. 54, Mentioned: p. 185

Exhibition history

Korean Gallery 236 Rotation - July 2018-January 2019. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 16, 2018-January 20, 2019).

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Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) with Incised Parrot Design

Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) with Incised Parrot Design

청자 음각 앵무새무늬 정병 (靑磁陰刻鸚鵡文淨甁)

Korea, Goryeo period

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