↗Northeast China, Neolithic period, probably Hongshan culture (4700–2920 BCE) · c. 4700–2920 BCE
Amulet in the Form of a Seated Figure with Bovine Head
Creator not recorded
Gift of John L. Severance · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image: public domain (CC0) · Museum record & image source ↗
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) · 1100s
Wine Ewer with Incised Bamboo Shoot Design
Creator not recorded by the museum
- Date
- 1100s
- Medium
- celadon ware with incised decoration
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)
- Country / context
- Korea
- Movement / tradition
- East Asian arts
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Pathway
- East Asian arts ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM
Natural motifs inspired 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 masterpiece of Goryeo period celadon. Ewers of the same shape are now housed at the National Museum of Korea and the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka.
Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A MOMENT TO LOOK
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↗China, reportedly from Hunan province, Changsha, Warring States period (475–221 BCE), State of Chu (c. 1046–223 BCE) · 475–221 BCE
Cranes and Serpents
Creator not recorded
↗Japan, Heian period (794–1185) · late 1100s
Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Creator not recorded
↗Japan, Asuka period (538–710) · late 600s
Buddha of the Future (Miroku Bosatsu)
Creator not recorded