# Wine Ewer with Incised Bamboo Shoot Design

- Date: 1100s
- Medium: celadon ware with incised decoration
- Classification: Ceramic
- Dimensions: Diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)
- Culture: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
- Credit line: Gift of John L. Severance
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.179)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1928.179/1928.179_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Natural motifs inspired the shape of celadon vessels as well as their inlaid designs in the Goryeo period. This wine ewer is shaped like a bamboo shoot, but it also resembles a lotus bud. Even though the spout was repaired, the ewer is a masterpiece of Goryeo period celadon. Ewers of the same shape are now housed at the National Museum of Korea and the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka.