Wine Pot

Place of OriginKorea

DateKoryo Dynasty (918-1392), 1100s

Dimensions8 1/2 × 8 × 6 in. (21.6 × 20.3 × 15.2 cm)

MediumStoneware with incised design and celadon glaze.

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1927.37

On View

Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 35

Label TextThe melon shape of this wine pot shows the delight Korean artists took in creating objects using natural forms. The gold on the lid of the vessel is an old repair. Because of the skill involved in the repair work, collectors often value a work that has be repaired in this manner more than an intact vessel.