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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 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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Document identity
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98738
label
Box and Cover (lid)
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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98738
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object
title
Box and Cover (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 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
918–1392
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79485496
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter of mouth: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); Overall: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1918.423.b
Source extras
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celadon
tombstone
Box and Cover (lid) (청자 상감 국화무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌菊文母子盒]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; diameter of mouth: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); overall: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.423.b
titleInOriginalLanguage
청자 상감 국화무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌菊文母子盒]
collection
Korean Art
didYouKnow
This ceramic container was used to store 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.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 76
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Gift of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:20:01.819000
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98738
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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celadon
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1
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0
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photo
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