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Wine Pot with Incised Chrysanthemum Design

Wine Pot with Incised Chrysanthemum Design

1100s-1200s
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

A chain or cord once connected a small loop on the handle and the lid to serve beverages without spilling.

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 elegant wine pot, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature.
  • Jang, Nam-won. "The Tea and Celadons during the Goryeo Dynasty : Considering the Celadon Tea Utensils [고려시대 茶文化와 靑瓷]." Misulsa nondan (2007): 129-162. www.dbpia.co.kr
    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.
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