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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 tombs of the elites. 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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103689
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Box and Cover with Inlaid Chrysanthemum and Scroll Design
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103689
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Box and Cover with Inlaid Chrysanthemum and Scroll Design
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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 tombs of the elites. 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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1200s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79508619
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Ceramic
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1921.635
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Box and Cover with Inlaid Chrysanthemum and Scroll Design (청자 상감 국화·당초무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌菊花唐草文母子盒]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.635
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청자 상감 국화·당초무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌菊花唐草文母子盒]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
This ceramic container was used to store either incense or cosmetics.
citations
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<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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Lee, Young-hee. "The Study on Techniques and their Interrelations among Craft Arts of the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 공예기법 연구 상호관련성을 중심으로]." <em>Misulsa hakbo</em> 22 (2004): 133–170.
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<em>A Chinese traveler in medieval Korea : Xu Jing's illustrated account of the Xuanhe embassy to Koryo. </em>Translated by Sem Vermeersch. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2016.
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<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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<em>Sparkles of Jade: Goryeo Celadon</em> [高麗青磁 : ヒスイのきらめき]. Ōsaka: Ōsaka: Shiritsu Tōyō Tōji Bijutsukan, 2018.
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Gift of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:35:47.076000
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103689
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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