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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 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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95444
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Box and Cover with Inlaid Phoenix Design
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95444
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Box and Cover with Inlaid Phoenix Design
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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918–1392
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79476899
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Ceramic
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Diameter: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); Overall: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1916.1186
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earthenware
tombstone
Box and Cover with Inlaid Phoenix Design (청자 상감 봉황무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌凰文母子盒]), 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
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청자 상감 봉황무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌凰文母子盒]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
This lidded 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.
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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.
citation
<em>Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Seoul: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.
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Reproduced: p. 23, fig. 3
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 05:07:04.370000
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95444
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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earthenware
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