Unspecified / 1100s–1200s
Long-necked Bottle with Incised Floral Design
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Long-necked Bottle with Incised Floral Design as ceramic (1100s–1200s).
This bottle with a narrow, long neck and a spherical body, which is missing its lid, was once used in ceremonial events to serve wine.
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The museum identifies this ceramic as celadon ware with incised and carved decoration.
The museum's collection notes: Elites of the Goryeo period are known for their love of drinking tea and wine in various occasions, and commissioned a variety of serving wares such as this wine bottle. The shape of this bottle with a narrow, long neck and a spherical body is believed to have been first invented in 9th-century Chinese Yue kilns of Northern Zhejiang province.
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