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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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109502
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Oil Bottle with Inlaid Dots Design
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109502
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title
Oil Bottle with Inlaid Dots Design
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
1200s–1300s
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CC0
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en
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Q80001904
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Ceramic
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dimensionsRaw
Outer diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); Overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1928.155
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inlaid celadon ware (Mishima ware)
tombstone
Oil Bottle with Inlaid Dots Design (청자 상감 원점문 유병 [靑磁象嵌圓點文油甁]), 1200s–1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Inlaid celadon ware (Mishima ware); outer diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.155
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청자 상감 원점문 유병 [靑磁象嵌圓點文油甁]
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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
Lee, Young-hee. "The Study on Techniques and their Interrelations among Craft Arts of the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 공예기법 연구 상호관련성을 중심으로]." <em>Misulsa hakbo</em> 22 (2004): 133–170.
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 05:50:53.312000
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109502
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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inlaid celadon ware (Mishima ware)
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