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Gourd-shaped bottle

early 12th century
Not on view
A graceful example of non-celadon stoneware from the Goryeo period, this bottle possesses pleasingly attenuated proportions. The double-gourd shape, a clever incorporation of a vegetal form, can also be found in celadon.

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Object Information
  • 표주박 모양 병 고려
  • 瓢形甁 高麗
  • Title: Gourd-shaped bottle
  • Period: Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
  • Date: early 12th century
  • Culture: Korea
  • Medium: Stoneware with incidental ash glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.34.26
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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