Oil Bottle
1200s
Maker Unknown
Korean Art
Oil Bottle, 1200s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Painted celadon (Mishima ware); outer diameter: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); overall: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1928.160 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. This bottle was used to contain oil treatment for hair.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- painted celadon (Mishima ware)
- Dimensions
- Outer diameter: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); Overall: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Korean Art
- Accession Number
- 1928.160
- Credit Line
- Gift of John L. Severance
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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