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This ceramic fragment was part of a luxurious outdoor stool possibly used in a Goryeo elite's garden. A similar example, which maintains its pristine condition, can be found in collection of the National Museum of Korea. https://www.museum.go.kr/site/main/relic/search/view?relicId=7126.

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98730
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Fragment of Garden Stool with Openwork Design
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98730
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Fragment of Garden Stool with Openwork Design
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This ceramic fragment was part of a luxurious outdoor stool possibly used in a Goryeo elite's garden. A similar example, which maintains its pristine condition, can be found in collection of the National Museum of Korea. https://www.museum.go.kr/site/main/relic/search/view?relicId=7126.
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1200s
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Ceramic
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Overall: 27.5 x 20.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
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1918.418
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stoneware with celadon glaze, insiced scroll design, and carved openwork pattern with floral centers
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Fragment of Garden Stool with Openwork Design (청자 투각 의자 편 [靑磁透刻墩片]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Stoneware with celadon glaze, insiced scroll design, and carved openwork pattern with floral centers; overall: 27.5 x 20.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.418
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청자 투각 의자 편 [靑磁透刻墩片]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
This ceramic fragment was part of a luxurious outdoor stool. A similar example can be found in collection of the National Museum of Korea. https://www.museum.go.kr/site/main/relic/search/view?relicId=7126
citations
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The one of the best preserved examples can be found in the collection of the National Museum of Korea, Seoul.
citation
<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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 05:19:59.697000
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98730
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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stoneware with celadon glaze, insiced scroll design, and carved openwork pattern with floral centers
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