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Box and Cover with Inlaid Chrysanthemum Design, 1200s. celadon, Diameter: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); Overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.423. CC0.
Box and Cover with Inlaid Chrysanthemum Design
1200s
Maker Unknown
Korean Art
Box and Cover with Inlaid Chrysanthemum Design, 1200s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Celadon; diameter: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1918.423 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. This ceramic container was used to store incense or cosmetics.