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Wide-mouthed Bottle

1100s

Korea, Goryeo dynasty

(918–1392)
celadon
Overall: 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.); Outer diameter: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1918.435
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The distinctive bluish and greenish glaze of Goryeo celadons, shown in this bottle, 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.
  • ?–1918
    Purchased with funds from John L. Severance by Langdon Warner [1881–1955] in Korea for the Worcester Warner Collection, as agent of the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1918–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Kim, Hyeon'a. "A Study on Consumption Trend of Bangujangkeng bottle in the Goryeo Period [고려시대 瓷器盤口長頸甁의 소비성격과 조형변천]." Misul sahak (2008): 105–141. www.dbpia.co.kr
    Sparkles of Jade: Goryeo Celadon [高麗青磁 : ヒスイのきらめき]. Ōsaka: Ōsaka: Shiritsu Tōyō Tōji Bijutsukan, 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. 50
  • Korean Pottery, a Few Textiles, and Paintings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 31-October 3, 1921).
  • {{cite web|title=Wide-mouthed Bottle|url=false|author=|year=1100s|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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