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Black-glazed Bottle

1200s

Korea, Goryeo dynasty

(918–1392)
glazed stoneware
Overall: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1918.434
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This bottle may have served as a wine container.

Description

This black-glazed bottle is characterized by the use of a glaze with a high iron oxide content. Unlike intricately decorated celadons, black-glazed stoneware was used for everyday for containing various type of liquid.
  • ?–1918
    Purchased by Langdon Warner [1881–1955] in Korea for the Worcester Warner Collection
    1918
    Purchased by John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, as gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1918–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
    Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
    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. 81
  • Korean Pottery, a Few Textiles, and Paintings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 31-October 3, 1921).
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