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Lid for Bamboo Shoot-shaped Ewer

청자 죽순형 뚜껑 [靑瓷竹筍形蓋]

1100s

Korea, Goryeo dynasty

(918–1392)
Medium
earthenware with carved designs and celadon glaze
Credit Line
Gift of Sebastian Izzard 1998.289
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This lid was donated in 1998 for the bamboo-shaped wine pitcher (CMA 1928.179), but it turned out to be too big.

Description

Natural motifs inspired both 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 celadon masterpiece of the Goryeo period.
A pale green glazed stoneware lid tapers into a pointed cone, resembling a bamboo shoot. Carved, overlapping scales texture the glossy surface, marked by a network of fine cracks. A small loop handle juts from the right. Below a wide circular rim, a short, unglazed cylindrical base reveals reddish-brown clay. The lustrous glaze transitions to a raw, earthy finish at the vessel's unglazed foot.

Lid for Bamboo Shoot-shaped Ewer

1100s

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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