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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 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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98739
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Box and Cover with Inlaid Crane Design
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98739
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Box and Cover with Inlaid Crane 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 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
1200s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79485500
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Ceramic
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1
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import
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Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); Overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1918.424
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celadon
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Box and Cover with Inlaid Crane Design (청자 상감 학무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌鶴文盒]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.424
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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.
citations
citation
<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
citation
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.
citation
<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.
citation
<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
citation
<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 05:20:05.516000
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98739
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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