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Gourd-shaped Wine Pot
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About this work
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 wine pitcher, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineGourd-shaped Wine Pot (청자 표주박모양 줄무늬 주자 [靑磁瓢形線文注子]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; height with lid: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.632
