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This distinctively shaped celadon vessel is a <em>kundika. </em>With a spout on one side, this type of vessel is often used in Buddhist purification rituals. Unlike most existing examples that have an image of a willow tree, this work has a rare flying phoenix design incised on its surface. During the Goryeo period (918-1392), about 260 kilns operated in mainly Jeolla and Chungcheong provinces, meeting a soaring demand for high-end products like this example.
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103681
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Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) with Incised Parrot Design
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Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) with Incised Parrot Design
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This distinctively shaped celadon vessel is a <em>kundika. </em>With a spout on one side, this type of vessel is often used in Buddhist purification rituals. Unlike most existing examples that have an image of a willow tree, this work has a rare flying phoenix design incised on its surface. During the Goryeo period (918-1392), about 260 kilns operated in mainly Jeolla and Chungcheong provinces, meeting a soaring demand for high-end products like this example.
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1100s
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en
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Q60740685
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Ceramic
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Overall: 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1921.631
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stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration
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Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) with Incised Parrot Design (청자 음각 앵무새무늬 정병 [靑磁陰刻鸚鵡文淨甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration; overall: 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.631
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청자 음각 앵무새무늬 정병 [靑磁陰刻鸚鵡文淨甁]
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Korean Art
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Unlike most existing examples that have an image of a willow tree or lotus pond, this ewer bears an image of flying parrots delicately incised on its surface.
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Other types of Goryeo-period <em>kundika</em> can be found in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art (Washington DC).
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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. 134-135, no. 137
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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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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: P. 71-72, no. 65
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<em>Korean art from the United States</em> [미국, 한국미술을 만나다]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2012.
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Reproduced: p. 18, no. 3
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Ku, Ir-hoe 구 일회 and Kang Kyŏng-nam 강 경남. <em>Chʹŏnha cheil pisaek chʹŏngja</em> [천하제일비색청자= The best under heaven the celadons of Korea]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2012.
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Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 249
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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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McCormick, Sooa Im. "The Past and Present of the Korean Collection in the Cleveland Museum of Art." In <em>The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, 국외소재문화재재단, and An Min-hŭi, ed., 22-37. 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. 33, fig. 31, P. 54-55
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Gift of John L. Severance
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stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration
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