Pottery: Unknown (Probably)
Cosmetic box and cover with cranes and clouds design. Stoneware, moulded, stamped, inlaid in black and white slip, and celadon glazed. The design of this flat box with bevelled edges is inlaid in black and white slip and consists of a roundel of small stamped florets surrounded by four flying cranes among stylised clouds and a band of lotus petals filled with rings. The sides of both box and cover are similarly inlaid with a band of white key-fret and one of small white rings, on the cover having black centres. The glaze has a pale greyish-green celadon colour and is very thinly applied. The base shows fairly large quartzite spur-marks.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Diameter: 7.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
Koryo Dynasty
13th Century
Circa
1200
-
1250
Decoration
composed of
slip
( black and white)
Glaze
composed of
celadon glaze
Box And Cover
composed of
stoneware
Height 3.3 cm
Base
Diameter 7.3 cm
Accession number: C.67 & A-1984
Primary reference Number: 16326
Old object number: 51
Box number: 51
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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