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The chrysanthemum is the flower of autumn. In East Asia, its wine was believed to bring longevity if drunk during the Double Nine Festival (September 9). "Drinking Wine," a poem by Tao Yuanming (365–427), combines the flower with the theme of the reclusive life: "From the eastern fence, I pluck chrysanthemum flowers, and idly look toward the southern hills." In Korea, the chrysanthemum was established as a popular motif for Goryeo inlaid celadon as early as the 1100s. The flower was used as the main motif for wine service vessels in particular. When Koreans drank wine from Goryeo celadon decorated with chrysanthemum designs, they believed that Tao’s faithful spirit transferred to their inner mind, as did the blessings of longevity.
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97713
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Pitcher
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97713
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Pitcher
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The chrysanthemum is the flower of autumn. In East Asia, its wine was believed to bring longevity if drunk during the Double Nine Festival (September 9). "Drinking Wine," a poem by Tao Yuanming (365–427), combines the flower with the theme of the reclusive life: "From the eastern fence, I pluck chrysanthemum flowers, and idly look toward the southern hills." In Korea, the chrysanthemum was established as a popular motif for Goryeo inlaid celadon as early as the 1100s. The flower was used as the main motif for wine service vessels in particular. When Koreans drank wine from Goryeo celadon decorated with chrysanthemum designs, they believed that Tao’s faithful spirit transferred to their inner mind, as did the blessings of longevity.
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1100s
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en
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Q60757260
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Ceramic
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Outer diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); height: 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1917.357
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celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration
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Pitcher, 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration; outer diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); height: 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1917.357
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Korean Art
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1917.357.a
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The shape of this pitcher resembles is a type of yellow muskmelon cultivated mainly in East Asia.
citations
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan (Korea), and Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. <em>5,000 Years of Korean Art. </em>San Francisco: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1979.
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Reproduced: p. 104, no. 141
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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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Lee, Young-hee. "The Study on the Craft technique of Koryo Dynasty-Centering on Interrelation [고려시대 공예기법 연구 상호관련성을 중심으로]." <em>Misulsa hakbo</em> 22 (2004): 133–170.
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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>Misulsa nondan</em> (2007): 129–162.
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Sun, Seunghye. "The Lure of Painted Poetry." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 51, no. 2 (March/April 2011): 4–5.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 5
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Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 56–57, no. 30
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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.
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<em>Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Seoul: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.
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Reproduced: p. 23, fig. 4
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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: pp. 58–59
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Gift of John L. Severance
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celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration
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