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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 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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Document identity
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95446
label
Box (lid)
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obj
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object
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95446
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object
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Box (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 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.
date
918–1392
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79476907
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); Overall: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1916.1186.b
Source extras
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earthenware
tombstone
Box (lid), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Earthenware; diameter: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); overall: 12.7 cm (5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Collection, 1916.1186.b
collection
Korean Art
formerAccessionNumbers
288.1916
didYouKnow
This lidded ceramic container was used to store either incense or cosmetics.
citations
citation
Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. <em>The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 23, fig. 3; P. 77
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John L. Severance Collection
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2026-05-29 05:07:03.916000
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95446
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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earthenware
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