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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Korean (Goryeo Dynasty)
Title:Celadon ewer with lid and 2 cups
Date Made:12th–13th century
Type:Container
Materials:ceramic
Measurements:Overall: 7 3/16 in x 6 5/16 in; 18.3 cm x 16 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2013.72.1a,b - 3
Credit Line:Gift from the heirs of the Estate of Alice J. Dowling
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
Vertical striations and the signature pale green of celadon glaze give this ewer the appearance of a melon, a popular shape for vessels at this time. Etched floral motifs—some decorating the body of the ewer and others filled with black and white glaze on the accompanying cups—complete this celebration of natural imagery.

Celadon ware dominated ceramic production in Korea during the height of the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Inspired by Chinese celadon techniques, Goryeo artists created a uniquely Korean ceramic style notable for its inlaid glaze designs. Though celadon objects traveled to the “West” from China, Japan, and Korea, the English word used to describe them offers a distinctly European reference: Céladon, the romantic lead of a seventeenth-century French pastoral novel known for his vibrant green clothes, now shares his name with a material history in which he played no part.
KS, 2014

Tags:
drinking; eating; flowers; fruit

Subjects:
Fruit; Gastronomy; Flowers; Drinking in art; Pottery

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