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New York Virginia China 855-266-9970 www.tkasian.com • i nfo@tkasian.com KOREAN GORYEO PERIOD (ca. 918 - 1392 CE) HE ELEGANT AND ARTISTICALLY SOPHISTICATED GORYEO PERIOD OF KOREA 918 1392 CE IS WELL REPRESENTED AT TK. REPOUSSÉ AND SUNDRY OTHER METALWORKING TECHNIQUES WERE THOUGHT TO ORIGINALLY HAVE COME TO KOREA FROM PERSIA VIA CHINA AND MONGOLIA. THIS ARTIFACT WAS RECOVERED IN LIAONING WHICH AT THIS TIMEWAS VARIOUSLY PART OF THE MONGOLIA, CHINA AND KOREAN CULTURES. THIS INCREDIBLE ARTIFACT IS TRULY A CLASSIC AMALGAM OF THESE CULTURES, ALTHOUGH IT LEANS MORE STRONGLY TOWARD KOREAN PRODUCTION. THE TECHNIQUE IS KNOWN AS “BEAT AND IMPRESS”, AND WAS USED ON VARIOUS OBJECTS, INCLUDING SIMILAR CONTAINERS WHICH MAY HAVE SERVED AS BUDDHIST “PURE WATER” VESSELS. ON THE BODY OF THE GOURD SHAPED BOTTLE, TINY FLOWERS SURROUND LOBED MEDALLIONS WHICH ENCIRCLE PAIRS OF FLYING PHOENIX. AN UNOPENED LOTUS BUD FORMS THE UPPER BULB OF THE BOTTLE, WHILE OPEN BLOOMS ADORN THE SHOULDER AND BOTTOM OF THE VESSEL. CROWNING THE ARTIFACT IS ANOTHER CLOSED FLOWER BUD, WHICH FORMS THE FINIAL OF THE PETITE STOPPER. ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE STAND, AN INNER RING OF FLOWERS REPEATS THE LOBED DESIGN OF THE OUTER EDGES OF THIS EXQUISITE ARTIFACT. 3046 Korean Goryeo Dynasty (ca. 918 - 1392 CE) 4 ⁄ ” H Expert analysis, Williamsburg, Virginia Independent expert analysis by Stoetzer Inc.