This incense burner, consisting of the main receptacle and a lion-shaped lid, stands out for the exquisite harmony between the refined shape and the delectable jade-colored glaze. The body of the lion is hollow, which allows the smoke of the incense to emanate from the lion’s mouth. Interestingly, Xu Jing, an envoy from China’s Song Dynasty, specifically mentioned a lion-shaped incense burner in his Illustrated Record of the Chinese Embassy to the Goryeo Court in the Xuanhe Era. As such, many scholars have speculated about the relation between this incense burner and the record, but this one seems to be somewhat different from the one described by Xu Jing. Still, this is a highly significant artifact that epitomizes the finest qualities of Goryeo celadon from the twelfth-century.