Bottle

Subject Matter:

Goryeo earthenware is mostly the shape of pot, jar or bottle. The decoration and design are very simple or sometimes not exist. Goryeo earthenware is the vessel used by the general people not by high level people. So this kind of vessel is emphasized the practical use rather than decorative feature or artistic value.

Physical Description:

This dark grayish-blue earthenware vessel is from the Goryeo period. The neck flares out toward the top and the mouth spreads widely out to the side. The neck and body are encircled by two thick incised line. The body has gently sloping sides that flare out and then taper down toward the base.

This is a grayish black, high-fired stoneware bottle. Its neck splays to form a curved profile, and the edge of its rim is round. The body is widest at its lower part and connected to the neck without a break. Double or triple incised lines run around the body in two places. The section between the neck and the rim shows clear traces of glaze, though this cannot be determined for the rest of the bottle. The center of the base is slightly recessed.

[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 83]

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