Celadon Oil Bottle with Inlaid Peony and Branch Design

Unknown artist

Goryeo Dynasty

Ceramics - Celadon

National Museum of Korea

A celadon ceramic oil bottle with a rounded body and a small neck, decorated with inlaid black and white peony and branch motifs. This small bottle was used to hold fragrant oil for the hair and body. Its upper body is decorated with peony and branch designs. White-slip inlay and black-slip inlay were applied to the flowers and leaves, respectively. Though these illustrated objects differ from the real ones, their size and arrangement are in harmony with the body of this work. Location: Goryeo Dynasty1 Accession number: Bongwan2101