Volatile copper-red pigment was successfully controlled during this bottle’s firing to produce splashes of deep crimson against the black-and-white inlay and green glaze—a technique that was likely an innovation of Goryeo potters.
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청자 동화 상감 국화 모란 무늬 기름병 고려 靑磁 銅畫象嵌 菊花牡丹文 油甁 高麗
Title:Oil bottle decorated with peonies and chrysanthemums
Period:Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Date:13th century
Culture:Korea
Medium:Stoneware with copper-red and inlaid design under celadon glaze
Dimensions:H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Classification:Ceramics
Credit Line:Gift of Sadajiro Yamanaka, 1911
Accession Number:11.8.3
Yamanaka Sadajiro Japanese(until 1911; donated to MMA)
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