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Box from Set of Five with Decoration of Cranes and Clouds

Period:
Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Date:
13th–14th century
Culture:
Korea
Medium:
Stoneware with inlaid design under celadon glaze
Dimensions:
H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Diam. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
Gift of Edna H. Bahr, 1962
Accession Number:
62.97.4a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 233

  • Description

    Celadon boxes like those comprising this set—four or five diminutive ones inside a larger round one—were used as containers for cosmetics or incense.

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