id:			98740
accession number:	1918.424.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.424.a
updated:		2022-10-28 20:29:30.270000

Box and Cover, 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Celadon; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1918.424.a

title:				Box and Cover
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creation date:			918–1392
creation date earliest:		918
creation date latest:		1392
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creditline:			Gift of John L. Severance
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culture:	Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
technique:	celadon
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
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fun fact: 
This ceramic container was used to store either incense or cosmetics.

digital description: 
Celadons, spoons, seals, and bronze mirrors were the most common burial objects in tombs during the Goryeo period (918-1392). Once used to contain color powder, rouge and eyebrow gel for makeup, this small container was one of the standard goods that furnished elites' tombs. Goryeo-period women and men used the grain powder of rice or millet for whitening their skin, safflower extract for rouge, and plant ash or soot for eyebrow gel. Yet, natural-looking make-up seems to have been the most favorable one in Korea according to the travelogue by Xu Jing (1091-1153), the Chinese diplomat who visited Korea in 1123.

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