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Pottery: Unknown (Probably)
Cosmetic box and cover with chrysanthemums and clouds design. Stoneware, moulded, incised, inlaid in white slip, and celadon glazed. Probably Sadang-ri ware. The cover of this tall box is inlaid in white slip with a large chrysanthemum floret in the centre, surrounded by key-fret and flower-scroll borders. The sides of both box and cover are incised with six clouds each. The dark green celadon glaze is evenly applied and has no crackle. The rims of both parts are free of glaze and show traces of fire-clay supports, the flat base has three quartzite spur-marks.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Diameter: 7 cm
Height: 6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
Koryo Dynasty
12th Century
Circa
1150
CE
-
1200
CE
Cylindrical boxes of this shape are fairly rare. It appears to have been made at Sadang-ri, Kangjin after 1160, when the sanggam (inlay) technique began to be used more frequently.
Decoration
composed of
slip
( white)
Glaze
composed of
celadon glaze
Base
Diameter 6.4 cm
Moulding
: Stoneware, moulded, incised, inlaid in white slip, and celadon-glazed
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.85 & A-1984
Primary reference Number: 16320
Old object number: 70
Box number: 70
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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