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Gourd-Shaped Bottle
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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 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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineGourd-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
