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Melon-shaped Ewer with Incised Peony Design (lid)
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About this work
This melon-shaped pitcher is adorned with a delicate drawing that renders chrysanthemum buds with full blossoms in white and black inlays. In Korea, chrysanthemum flowers and leaves were made into both tea and wine. Chrysanthemum wine was enjoyed during the the Double Nine Festival (the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar) when praying for longevity.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMelon-shaped Ewer with Incised Peony Design (lid) (청자 음각 모란무늬 참외모양 주자 [靑磁陰刻牧丹文瓜形注子]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Plaster with acrylic paint; overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); lid: 2.5 x 4.5 cm (1 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.618.b
