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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 bottle, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature. During the Goryeo period (918-1392), kilns operated in Jeolla and Chungcheong provinces, meeting a soaring demand for high-quality tableware.
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123585
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Vase in the Form of a Melon
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123585
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Vase in the Form of a Melon
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 bottle, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature. During the Goryeo period (918-1392), kilns operated in Jeolla and Chungcheong provinces, meeting a soaring demand for high-quality tableware.
date
1100s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60746665
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Ceramic
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1
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Overall: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1944.164
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celadon
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Vase in the Form of a Melon (청자 참외모양 병 [靑磁瓜形甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; overall: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.164
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청자 참외모양 병 [靑磁瓜形甁]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
The shape of this bottle resembles is a type of yellow muskmelon cultivated mainly in East Asia.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss collection : Bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944.
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Mentioned: p. 74
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Hollis, Howard. "Chinese and Korean Ceramics: Japanese Lacquer." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>31, no. 6 (June 1944): 103-108.
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Mentioned: p. 103
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 891
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 272
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 272
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art 1978</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 364
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Pak, Youngsook, and Roderick Whitfield. <em>Handbook of Korean Art: Earthenware and Celadon. </em>London: Laurence King, 2003.
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<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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Jang, Nam-won. "The Tea and Celadons during the Goryeo Dynasty: Considering the Celadon Tea Utensils [고려시대 茶文化와 靑瓷]."<em> Musulsa nondan </em>(2007): 129-162.
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<em>Korean Celadons, the Best under Heaven</em> [천하제일비색청자]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2012.
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<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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<em>Sparkles of Jade: Goryeo Celadon</em> [高麗青磁 : ヒスイのきらめき]. Ōsaka: Ōsaka: Shiritsu Tōyō Tōji Bijutsukan, 2018.
citation
Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. <em>The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. 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.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 51
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The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection
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2026-05-29 06:21:35.847000
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123585
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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