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Wide-mouthed 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 utensils and vessels including this handsome wine bottle, to make their drinking experience more exciting.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWide-mouthed Bottle (청자 반구 장경병 [靑磁半球長頸甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; overall: 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.); outer diameter: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.435
