The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 18, 2022

Oil Bottle

청자 유병 (靑磁油甁)

1100s

Korea, Goryeo period

(918-1392)

Pottery

Diameter: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); Overall: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)

Gift of John L. Severance 1921.639

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

This bottle was used to contain oil treatment for hair.

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.

Citations
Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
Tajima, Mitsuru, Wil Lautenschlager, and Kawanishi Noriko. Celadons of the Koryŏ court = Kōrai ōchō : hishoku seiji no kirameki. Tokyo: London Gallery, 2010.
Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
Sparkles of Jade: Goryeo Celadon [高麗青磁 : ヒスイのきらめき]. Ōsaka: Ōsaka: Shiritsu Tōyō Tōji Bijutsukan, 2018.
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.639