Accession Number
1966/2.28

Title
Small bottle with incised design

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
12th century

Medium & Support
Stoneware with celadon glaze

Dimensions
1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4 x 8.2 x 8.2 cm)

Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

Subject matter
This kind of small oil bottle was used to store perfume.

Physical Description
It has a flat round shaped-body and a rim in the shape of a hemisphere. The foot is small and low-rising. The shoulder is adorned with cloud.

This celadon oil bottle has a short neck and round body. A cloud design is incised on the shoulder of the bottle. The rim of the foot has three refractory spur marks. This is a good example of a Goryeo celadon oil bottle in terms of both glaze and form.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.130]
 

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
bottle

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Korean (culture or style)
bottles
celadon (glaze)
ceramic (material)
incising
stoneware (pottery)