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Source Description
As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite culture in Korea. Elites of the Goryeo period commissioned a variety of types of ceramic and metal utensils including this bronze bottle, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature.
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156276
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Gourd-Shaped Bottle
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156276
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Gourd-Shaped Bottle
description
As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite culture in Korea. Elites of the Goryeo period commissioned a variety of types of ceramic and metal utensils including this bronze bottle, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature.
date
1100s
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en
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Q79945366
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Metalwork
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dimensionsRaw
Outer diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1992.113
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bronze
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Gourd-Shaped Bottle (청동 표주박모양 정병 (靑銅瓢形淨甁)), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; outer diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.113
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청동 표주박모양 정병 (靑銅瓢形淨甁)
collection
Korean Art
didYouKnow
This gourd-shaped bottle may have been used to serve wine.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 78, no. 424
citation
<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
citation
Choi, Eung-chon. “Metal Arts in the Late Goryeo Period [고려후기의 금속공예].” <em>Kangjwa misulsa</em> (2004): 125–156.
citation
Choi, Eung-chon. “Craftsmen in Metal Arts in the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 金屬工藝의 匠人].” <em>Misulsahak yeongu</em> (2004): 171–192.
citation
<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 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. 124, no. 90
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:07:43.684000
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156276
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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bronze
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