Maebyeong Explained

Maebyong
Hangul:	매병
Rr:	Maebyeong
Mr:	Maebyŏng

Maebyeong (Mae-byeong, Korean:매병) refers to Korean vessels with a small slightly curled mouth rim, short neck, round shoulder, and constricted waist.^[1] The maebyong is derived from the Chinese meiping (literally "plum vase").^{[2] [3]} Unlike the Chinese meiping, the Korean maebyeong vase usually flares outward at the base. They were first used to hold wine and later branches of plum blossoms.^{[4] [5]}

Some of these vessels have a cup-shaped cover over the mouth, so that they seemed to be used to store high quality wine such as insamju (인삼주, ginseng wine) or maehwaju (매화주; rice wine made with plum)^[6] It would have originally had a lid and there are many maebyong with ginseng leaves on the surfaces.^[7]

Ju-byeong vase or bottle shape

A common name for the maebyeong is the "male vase".^[8] The corresponding "female vase" is called a ju-byeong (Korean: 주병) .^[9] South Korean potters frequently make sets of matching maebyeong and jubyeong vases that are usually purchased as a gift for a newly wed couple.^[10] The combination of a maebyeong and jubyeong is also called a vase and bottle.^[11]

See also

• Korean pottery and porcelain
• Buncheong
• Joseon white porcelain

References

Sources

• Web site: Maebyong vase, celadon glaze. Paris. Musée Guimet. 2016-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220113250/http://www.guimet.fr/en/collections-en/korea/407-maebyong-vase-celadon-glaze. 2016-12-20. dead.
• Book: Handbook of Korean art: Earthenware and Celadon . Youngsook Pak . Roderick Whitfield . Laurence King Publishing. 2003. 2008-05-14 . 1-85669-360-0.

Notes and References

1. http://mediaserver.prweb.com/pdfdownload/778834/pr.pdf PRWeb
2. Book: Smith, Judith G.. Arts of Korea. 1998. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. 978-0-87099-850-8. 415.
3. Book: Punchong ware maebyong vase . Jane Portal . Korea - art and archaeology . London . The British Museum Press . 2000 . 2008-05-14 . 0-7141-1487-1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080804181456/http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/asia/p/punchong_ware_maebyong_vase.aspx . 2008-08-04 . dead .
4. Web site: Meiping. Musée Guimet. 2016-12-13. French.
5. Web site: Fire Gilded Silver #Item3755. TK Asian Antiquities. 22 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331012701/http://www.tkasian.com/pages/metals/silver/3755/3755intro.html. 31 March 2012.
6. "Maebyong [Korea] (27.119.11)". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/27.119.11/ (October 2006)
7. Web site: http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=292090&v=45 . https://archive.today/20130122021234/http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=292090&v=45 . dead . 2013-01-22 . ko:매병 (梅甁) . . 2008-05-14 . Korean .
8. Web site: Kaesong 개성 by Brian McMorrow . 2024-01-28 . PBase . en-US.
9. Web site: Korean-Arts Celadon Vases & Bottles . 2024-01-28 . www.korean-arts.com.
10. Web site: [11번가] 청자 상감 운학문 매병 주병 세트 특대/고려청자/한국전통 골동품/장식용 공예품/민속인테리어/작품 도자기 ]. 2024-01-28 . www.11st.co.kr . ko.
11. Web site: Celadon . 2024-01-28 . www.korean-arts.com.