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Wine Ewer with Incised Bamboo Shoot Design

청자 죽순모양 주전자 (靑磁竹筍形注子)

1100s

Korea, Goryeo period

(918-1392)

Celadon ware with incised decoration

Diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)

Gift of John L. Severance 1928.179

Location

236 Korean

Description

Natural motifs inspired the shape of celadon vessels as well as their inlaid designs in the Goryeo period. This wine ewer is shaped like a bamboo shoot, but it also resembles a lotus bud. Even though the spout was repaired, the ewer is a masterpiece of Goryeo period celadon. Ewers of the same shape are now housed at the National Museum of Korea and the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka.

Provenance

(Dr. A. I. Ludlow, Cleveland).

Citations

Pak, Youngsook, and Roderick Whitfield. Handbook of Korean Art: Earthenware and Celadon. London: Laurence King, 2003. Reproduced: p. 116, no. 43

Kungnip Munhwajae Yŏn'guso (Korea), and Brooklyn Museum of Art. Miguk Pŭruk'ŭllin Pangmulgwan sojang Han'guk munhwajae = Korean art collection in the Brooklyn Museum, New York, U.S.A. Taejŏn Kwangyŏksi: Kungnip Munhwajae Yŏn'guso, 2006. Reproduced: p. 48, no. 42, Mentioned: p. 184

Kungnip Munhwajae Yŏn'guso (Korea), and Philadelphia Museum of Art. Miguk P'illadelp'ia Misulgwan sojang Han'guk munhwajae = Korean art collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, U.S.A. Taejŏn Kwangyŏksi: Kungnip Munhwajae Yŏn'guso, 2008. Reproduced: p. 73, no. 68, Mentioned: p.226

Tajima, Mitsuru, Wil Lautenschlager, and Kawanishi Noriko. Celadons of the Koryŏ court = Kōrai ōchō : hishoku seiji no kirameki. Tokyo: London Gallery, 2010. Reproduced: p. 14, no. 3

Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan (Korea), Ir-hoe Ku, and Kyŏng-nam Kang. Chʹŏnha cheil pisaek chʹŏngja = The best under heaven the celadons of Korea. Sŏul : Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan, 2012. Reproduced: p. 67, no. 65

Cho, Chi-yun, Yi Sŭnghye, 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. 115, no. 53, Mentioned: p. 380

Exhibition history

Cleveland Museum of Art, (3/27-8/28/11); "The Lure of Painted Poetry" cat. no. 48

The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).

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Wine Ewer with Incised Bamboo Shoot Design

Wine Ewer with Incised Bamboo Shoot Design

청자 죽순모양 주전자 (靑磁竹筍形注子)

Korea, Goryeo period

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