Lid for Bamboo Shoot-shaped Ewer
Unknown Artist
1100s
Medium
earthenware with carved designs and celadon glaze
Dimensions
74 × 6.2 cm · diameter of lid 2.3 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Sebastian Izzard
Accession Number
1998.289
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Natural motifs inspired both the shape of celadon vessels as well as their inlaid designs in the Goryeo period. This wine ewer is shaped like a bamboo shoot, but it also resembles a lotus bud. Even though the spout was repaired, the ewer is a celadon masterpiece of the Goryeo period.