Eight-faceted Bottle
Unknown Artist
1800s-1900s
Medium
stoneware
Dimensions
h. 23.2 cm · diameter of base 9.7 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund
Accession Number
1969.58
About this artwork
Toward the end of the 18th century, multifaceted bottles like this one became popular with the growing demand from both the elites as well as the middle class. The dark-brown iron oxide pigment makes this eight-faceted bottle earthy, yet sophisticated.