Asian Art
Gourd-Shaped Bottle
MetalworkVessel
Details
- Author / creator
- Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
- Object type
- Metalwork
- Date or period
- 1100s
- Dimensions summary
- Outer diameter: 12 cm; Overall: 33.5 cm
- Maker or workshop
- Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
- Period / style
- Goryeo dynasty period
- Place of origin
- Korea
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Public appeal (1998), 1992
About this object
As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite culture in Korea. Elites of the Goryeo period commissioned a variety of types of ceramic and metal utensils including this bronze bottle, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature.
Materials and technique
Bronze
