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Bottle Inlaid with Peony and Scroll Design
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Produced in both central and provincial kilns during during the 1400s–1500s, Buncheong (literally means "powdered green"), like this wine bottle commonly feature gray-green glaze due to the usage of less processed and refined clay high in iron. Many experimental techniques: white slip, inlay, stamping, and incising, which had been explored and perfected by Goryeo-period artists, were also adopted for bucheong pottery, yet resulting bold and whimsical visual impacts, completely different from elegant and refined Goryeo celadons.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBottle Inlaid with Peony and Scroll Design (분청사기 상감 모란당초무늬 병 [粉靑沙器象嵌丹唐草文甁]), 1400s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Stoneward with inlaid, incised, and sgraffito design (Buncheong ware); outer diameter: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); overall: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1990.14