Wine Ewer with Chrysanthemums and Lotus Flowers
Unknown Artist
first half of the 13th century
Medium
Stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze
Dimensions
H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
Korea · Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.195.1a, b
Art Historical Context
This exquisite wine ewer, crafted in the first half of the 13th century during Korea's Goryeo dynasty918–1392), the pinnacle of Korean cel pottery. Standing at 9¼ inches tall and 9⅞ inches wide, the stoneware vessel features delicate inlaid decoration of chrysanthem and lotus flowers beneath a celadon glaze, which produces a luminous jade-green hue. Produced at royal kilns, Goryeo celadons were prized across Asia for their refined elegance, often exported to China and beyond, symbolizing Korea's mastery in ceramics. The innovative *sanggam* technique—slipping white clay into carved black slip...