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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. 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. Against a brownish-sepia underglaze surface, three ginseng leaves with roots are inlaid with white slip, striking a modern, minimalistic style.
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136769
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Iron-glazed Prunus Vase with Inlaid Floral Design
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136769
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Iron-glazed Prunus Vase with Inlaid Floral 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. Against a brownish-sepia underglaze surface, three ginseng leaves with roots are inlaid with white slip, striking a modern, minimalistic style.
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1100s-1200s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80030847
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Ceramic
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1
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Overall: 29.7 cm (11 11/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1961.27
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iron-black ware
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Iron-glazed Prunus Vase with Inlaid Floral Design (철채 상감 초화무늬 매병), 1100s-1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Iron-black ware; overall: 29.7 cm (11 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.270
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철채 상감 초화무늬 매병
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
The inlaid image that adorns the shoulder of this vase is ginseng leaves, famous medicinal herbs.
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. <em>Tea Taste in Japanese Art</em>. New York, NY: The Asia House Gallery, dist. by H. Abrams, 1963.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 36, p. 101; Reproduced: cat. no. 36, p. 59
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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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Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 135-136, no. 138
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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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Yi, Jong-min. "A Study on the Celadons Maebyeong of Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대청자매병연구]." <em>Kangjwa misulsa </em>(2006): 157-190.
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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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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. 80
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:58:46.240000
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136769
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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iron-black ware
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