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Produced and consumed worldwide for millennia, wine is often poured from a ceramic vessel into shallow cups or bowls made of various materials. The decorations of the Korean wine cup on its stand appear to be painted, but they were carved into the clay while it was still moist. The cavities were then filled with colored slips (thinned clay) and the entire vessel was covered with celadon glaze and fired. The combination of celadon glaze and inlaid slip decoration is unique to the ceramics of Korea.

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A porcelain tankard with a handle that has delicate enamel and gilded decorations.

Chinese (for export)

Rockefeller Service Tankard, ca. 1790

Porcelain with enamels and gilding

Gift and Bequest from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller 2017.74.38.6

Indian

Wine Cup of Emperor Jahangir, 1612–1613

Quartz and chromium muscovite

Helen M. Danforth Fund 84.163

A lacquered wood wine cup that is bright red and has gold decorations.

Japanese

Wine Cup (Sakazuki), ca. 1710

Wood with lacquer and gold

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 45.213.6

A rounded vessel sitting on a pedestal with a scalloped foot.

Korean

Wine Cup on Pedestal, 936–1392

Stoneware with glaze

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 17.105

A rounded greenish brown water kettle with a handle, spout, and small decorative lid and a loop for a finial.

Korean

Ewer, 936–1392

Stoneware with glaze

Gift of Charles B. Hoyt 27.045

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