May 12, 2013 - 1 min read

Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

Highlights from the Celadon & Buncheongware collection

By Bonson Lam

Community writer

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Oil Bottle with Chrysanthemum design at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka

A simple stamped and inlaid bead design bowl that is both tribal and modern at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka

A simple yet stylised design of scrolls is stunning at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka

Celadon Cup and Saucer with Chrysanthemum inlay from the 12th Century at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka

A Romanesque painting of a boy amongst the grape vines at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka

Detailed study of Peony leaves is botanical and abstract at the same time at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka

Celadon saved Darius’s life. In the blistering heat of the Persian summer, a secret plot to take his life was taking place. Pickled vegetables were laced with poison, and served at his wedding feast. Fortunately, the Celadon plate cracked once the poison seeped through the porous plate, and Darius lived to another day. Such was the legendary acclaim that Celadon pottery had, it acquired prescient qualities. Whether this actually worked or not did not matter, for the Persians had traveled far and wide to find Celadon for its life saving applications. At the Osaka Museum of Oriental Ceramics, china from around the world comes to life with its thought provoking exhibits.