Ewer in the shape of a melon, first half 12th century
Unknown Koreanexpand_more
Porcelaneous stoneware with celadon glazeexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.486a,b
On View in Gallery 206expand_more
lid is a replacement
Many celadon ewers produced during the Goryeo dynasty mirror the shape of calabash gourds or melons, such as this graceful ewer for wine. The lid, now missing, would have continued the sectioned melon shape and was probably topped with a stem-shaped knob forming a loop, which would have allowed it to be threaded and connected to the pierced hole on top of the handle to prevent the lid from getting separated from the ewer.
Details
- Title
- Ewer in the shape of a melon
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.486a,b
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 897
- Curator Approved
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