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accession number:	1928.167.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.167.b
updated:		2023-03-04 09:29:41.019000

Pigment Box (lid), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Inlaid celadon ware; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); overall: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1928.167.b

title:				Pigment Box (lid)
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creation date:			1200s
creation date earliest:		1200
creation date latest:		1299
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creditline:			Gift of John L. Severance
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culture:	Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
technique:	inlaid celadon ware
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); Overall: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	(Dr. A. I. Ludlow [1875–1961], Cleveland, OH, sold to John L. Severance)
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	John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1928
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1928–
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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 colored powder, rouge, and eyebrow gel for makeup, this small container was one of the standard goods that furnished elites' tombs. Both 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 makeup 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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