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Source 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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98741
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Box and Cover (lid)
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object
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98741
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object
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Box and Cover (lid)
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.
date
918–1392
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79485509
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Outer diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.); height with lid: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1918.424.b
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celadon
tombstone
Box and Cover (lid) (청자 상감 학무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌鶴文盒]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; outer diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.); height with lid: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.424.b
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청자 상감 학무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌鶴文盒]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
This ceramic container was used to store either incense or cosmetics.
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Gift of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:20:02.574000
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98741
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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celadon
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photo
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