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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 covers the opening, but also served as a cup.
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98798
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Prunus Vase with Inlaid Lotus and Reed Design
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98798
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Prunus Vase with Inlaid Lotus and Reed Design
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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 covers the opening, but also served as a cup.
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1300s
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en
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Q60778271
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Ceramic
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Overall: 33 cm (13 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1918.472
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Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration
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Prunus Vase with Inlaid Lotus and Reed Design (청자 상감 연꽃·갈대무늬 매병 [靑磁象嵌蓮蘆文梅甁]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration; overall: 33 cm (13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.472
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청자 상감 연꽃·갈대무늬 매병 [靑磁象嵌蓮蘆文梅甁]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
Prunus vases are often believed to contain a branch of plum blossoms, but recent research reveals that these lidded vases were also used to contain cooking liquid such as sesame oil.
citations
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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, Young-hee. "The Study on Techniques and their Interrelations among Craft Arts of the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 공예기법 연구 상호관련성을 중심으로]." <em>Misulsa hakbo</em> 22 (2004): 133-170.
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Yi, Jong-min. "A Study on the Celadons Maebyeong of the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 청자매병 연구]." <em>Kangjwa misulsa</em> (2006): 157-190.
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Kim, Yunjeong. “Influence of Yuan Dynasty Wares on the Inlaid Celadons of the Late Goryeo [고려후기 상감 청자에 보이는 원대 자기의 영향].” <em>Misulsahak yeongu </em>(2006): 163-205.
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Jang, Namwon."The Changes of accepting ceramics between the Goryeo and the Yuan in Khubilai era [쿠빌 라이시대 고려·원 도자수용의 변화].” <em>Misulsa-wa sigak munhwa</em> (2009): 194-223.
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Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 64-65, no. 49
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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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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. 61
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Gift of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:20:21.511000
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98798
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration
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