Maebyeong (Wine Storage Bottle) / Artist Unknown, Korea

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Accession Number
2004/1.211
Title
Maebyeong (Wine Storage Bottle)
Artist Nationality
Korean
Object Creation Date
11th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Dimensions
30 cm x 16 cm (11 13/16 in. x 6 5/16 in.)
Century
11th century
Primary Object Classification
Ceramic
Primary Object Type
wine jar
Physical Description
This Maebyeong is wide at the shoulder and gradually narrow down to the base. The neck is a little long and body is high.
Subject Matter
A maebyeong is a vessel with a small mouth, short neck, round shoulder, and constricted waist. The form is derived from the Chinese meiping, or "prunus vase." The Goryeo maebyeong is distinguished from its Chinese counterpart by a saucer-shaped mouth and a body that forms a pronounced S-shaped curve, resulting in a slightly flared base. A few of these vessels in China and Korea have retained a cup-shaped cover over the mouth, suggesting that they were used to store wine.
Primary Keywords
jar
vase
Secondary Keywords
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objects we use
vessels
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Record
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"Maebyeong (Wine Storage Bottle); Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-1.211/2004_1_211.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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