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Melon-shaped Wine Ewer with Incised Chrysanthemum Design

청자 음각 모란무늬 참외모양 주전자 (靑磁陰刻菊花文瓜形注子)

918–1392
(918–1392)
pottery
vessel only: 17.8 cm (7 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1921.623
Location: not on view
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Originally the lid was not coupled with this pot.

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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. Elites of the Goryeo period commissioned a variety of types of utensils and vessels including this elegant pot, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature.
Melon-shaped Wine Ewer with Incised Chrysanthemum Design

Melon-shaped Wine Ewer with Incised Chrysanthemum Design

918–1392

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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