wine ewer, unknown maker from Korea

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wine ewer
wine ewer
wine ewer
1200s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
wine ewer , 1200s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Where object was made: Korea
Material/technique: stoneware; inlay
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.0631
Not on display
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Spencer Museum of Art Highlights

This wine ewer is shaped like a Korean yellow melon called a “chamoe” and has inlayed mum blossoms, reflecting the Korean preference for depicting nature in art. The technique of inlay, called “sanggam,” is very time-consuming. Artists carve designs into unbaked clay with a needle or wooden tool and then fill in the remaining depressions with a white or black liquified clay called slip.

Empire of Things

This wine ewer is shaped like a Korean yellow melon called a chamoe and has inlayed mum blossoms, reflecting the Korean preference for depicting nature in art. The technique of inlay is very time-consuming. Artists carve designs into unbaked clay with a needle or wooden tool and then fill in the remaining depressions with a white or black substance.

Cabinet of Curiosities

This wine ewer is shaped like a Korean yellow melon called a chamoe and has inlayed mum blossoms, reflecting the Korean preference for depicting nature in art. The technique of inlay is very time-consuming. Artists carve designs into unbaked clay with a needle or wooden tool and then fill in the remaining depressions with a white or black substance.

Empire of Things

This wine ewer is shaped like a Korean yellow melon called a chamoe and has inlayed mum blossoms, reflecting the Korean preference for depicting nature in art. The technique of inlay is very time-consuming. Artists carve designs into unbaked clay with a needle or wooden tool and then fill in the remaining depressions with a white or black substance.

Empire of Things

This wine ewer is shaped like a Korean yellow melon called a chamoe and has inlayed mum blossoms, reflecting the Korean preference for depicting nature in art. The technique of inlay is very time-consuming. Artists carve designs into unbaked clay with a needle or wooden tool and then fill in the remaining depressions with a white or black substance.

Exhibitions

Teaching Gallery: Asian Ceramics
2009
Teaching Gallery: Korean Ceramics
2014
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Cabinet of Curiosities
2015–2016
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
Conversations in Clay: Ceramics from the Spencer Museum of Art Collection
Kris Ercums, curator
2022–2024
Conversations in Clay: Ceramics from the Spencer Museum of Art Collection
Kris Ercums, curator
2022–2024