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    "localId": "103702",
    "label": "Prunus Vase with Incised Peony Design",
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}

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    "id": "103702",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Prunus Vase with Incised Peony Design",
    "description": "As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite culture in Korea. Once used to store alcoholic beverages, this type of vase features a wide body followed by a sharply rounded shoulder, a short neck and a small opening. Most of the remaining examples no longer have a lid, but originally it may have had a lid that not only covered the opening, but also served as a cup.",
    "date": "1100s–1200s",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.645",
    "rights": "CC0",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
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    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)"
    ],
    "accession": "1921.645"
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    "tombstone": "Prunus Vase with Incised Peony Design (청자 음각 모란무늬 매병 [靑磁陰刻牡丹文梅甁]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; overall: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.645",
    "titleInOriginalLanguage": "청자 음각 모란무늬 매병 [靑磁陰刻牡丹文梅甁]",
    "collection": "Korean Art",
    "didYouKnow": "Prunus vases are often believed to contain a branch of plum blossoms, but recent researches reveal that these vases with a lid also were used to contain cooking liquid such as sesame oil.",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Yi, Jong-min. \"A Study on the Celadons Maebyeong of the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 청자매병 연구].\" <em>Kangjwa misulsa</em> (2006): 157-190.",
            "url": "https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE09054887"
        },
        {
            "citation": "<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003."
        },
        {
            "citation": "<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018."
        }
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    "creditline": "Gift of John L. Severance",
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    "updatedAt": "2026-06-18 21:18:31.605000",
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    "dept": "Korean Art",
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