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Source Description
Celadons, spoons, seals, and bronze mirrors were the most common burial objects in tombs during the Goryeo period (918–1392). Once used to contain oil treatment for hair, this little celadon bottle was one of the standard goods that furnished elites' tombs.
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Document identity
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109500
label
Oil Bottle
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object
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1
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109500
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object
title
Oil Bottle
description
Celadons, spoons, seals, and bronze mirrors were the most common burial objects in tombs during the Goryeo period (918–1392). Once used to contain oil treatment for hair, this little celadon bottle was one of the standard goods that furnished elites' tombs.
date
1100s–1200s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80001901
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Ceramic
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Outer diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); Overall: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1928.153
Source extras
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celadon ware
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Oil Bottle (청자 유병 [靑磁油甁]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware; outer diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); overall: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.153
titleInOriginalLanguage
청자 유병 [靑磁油甁]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
This bottle was used to contain oil treatment for hair.
citations
citation
<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
citation
Tajima, Mitsuru, Wil Lautenschlager, and Kawanishi Noriko.<em> Celadons of the Koryŏ court = Kōrai ōchō : hishoku seiji no kirameki.</em> Tokyo: London Gallery, 2010.
citation
<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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Gift of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:50:55.950000
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109500
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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celadon ware
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