Wine cup with incised patterns / Artist Unknown, Korea
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.225
- Title
- Wine cup with incised patterns
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with celadon glaze
- Object Creation Date
- early 12th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp and Museum purchase made possible by Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam
- Dimensions
- 6.3 cm x 10.2 cm (2 1/2 in. x 4 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- cup
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Physical Description
- The celadon cup has a mildly inverted rim with curved sides that are bent once, at a sharp angle, near the base. The surface is coated with a greenish blue glaze. The slightly inward-turning mouth facilitates drinking while the sides curve gently toward the base.
- Subject Matter
- Cups like this very widely made during the early and mid-Goryeo periods for tea or alcoholic beverages. This cup was once part of a set with a stand, which is now missing.
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- drinking vessels
- medium
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2004/1.225
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-1.225/rgo2004.9.084.1.jpg
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"Wine cup with incised patterns; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-1.225/rgo2004.9.084.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
