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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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103695
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Oil Bottle
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103695
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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
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79508641
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); Overall: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1921.639
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pottery
tombstone
Oil Bottle (청자 유병 [靑磁油甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); overall: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.639
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.
citation
<em>Sparkles of Jade: Goryeo Celadon</em> [高麗青磁 : ヒスイのきらめき]. Ōsaka: Ōsaka: Shiritsu Tōyō Tōji Bijutsukan, 2018.
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Gift of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:35:51.450000
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103695
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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pottery
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