Oil bottle decorated with peonies and chrysanthemums

Oil bottle decorated with peonies and chrysanthemums

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oil bottle decorated with peonies and chrysanthemumsOil bottle decorated with peonies and chrysanthemumsOil bottle decorated with peonies and chrysanthemumsOil bottle decorated with peonies and chrysanthemumsOil bottle decorated with peonies and chrysanthemums

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.