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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

Fun Fact

This type of ewer is supposed to have a tight-fitting lid, which is currently missing.

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. Alfred Irving Ludlow [1875–1961], Cleveland, OH, sold to John L. Severance
?–1916
John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1916–
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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
Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 48
Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
Sparkles of Jade: Goryeo Celadon [高麗青磁 : ヒスイのきらめき]. Ōsaka: Ōsaka: Shiritsu Tōyō Tōji Bijutsukan, 2018.
McCormick, Sooa Im. "The Past and Present of the Korean Collection in the Cleveland Museum of Art." In The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, 국외소재문화재재단, and An Min-hŭi, ed., 22-37. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 26-27, fig. 15, P. 56-57
Exhibition history

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

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1928.179