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Oil Bottle

1075-1150 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil bottle of globular form, covered with a crackled celadon glaze. The sides are decorated with leafy sprays in thick iron brown slip under the glaze. On the foot are sandmarks.


Colour: Greyish and brown


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
thrown and painted stoneware
Brief description
Cer, Korea, Koryo, celadon
Physical description
Oil bottle of globular form, covered with a crackled celadon glaze. The sides are decorated with leafy sprays in thick iron brown slip under the glaze. On the foot are sandmarks.


Colour: Greyish and brown
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.2cm
  • Height: 7.6cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond
Bibliographic references
  • Beth McKillop. Korean Art and Design. London: V&A, 1992. 14.
  • Bernard Rackham. Catalogue of the Le Blond collection of Corean pottery . London: V&A, 1918. 30.101.
Collection
Accession number
C.586-1918

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
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