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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.
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103688
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Prunus Vase with Inlaid Clouds and Flying Cranes Design
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103688
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Prunus Vase with Inlaid Clouds and Flying Cranes 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 covered the opening, but also served as a cup.
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1300s
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en
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Q79508612
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Ceramic
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Outer diameter: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); Overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1921.634
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celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration
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Prunus Vase with Inlaid Clouds and Flying Cranes Design (청자 상감 운학무늬 매병 [靑磁象嵌雲鶴文梅甁]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration; outer diameter: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.634
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청자 상감 운학무늬 매병 [靑磁象嵌雲鶴文梅甁]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
Prunus vases such as this one 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
citation
<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
citation
Lee, 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.
citation
Kim, Yoon-jeong. "Influence of Yuan Dynasty Wares on the Inlaid Celadons of the Late Goryeo Period [高麗後期 象嵌靑磁에 보이는 元代 磁器의 영향]." <em>Musul sahak yeongu</em> (2006): 163–205.
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Yi, Jong-min. "A Study on the Celadons Maebyeong of Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 청자매병 연구]." <em>Kangjwa misulsa </em>(2006): 157–190.
citation
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. 69–70, no. 53
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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. 62
creditline
Gift of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:35:51.527000
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103688
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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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