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Title:Covered Box
Period:Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Date:13th century
Culture:Korea
Medium:Stoneware with inlaid and reverse-inlaid decoration of chrysanthemums and floral scrolls under celadon glaze
Dimensions:H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification:Ceramics
Credit Line:Fletcher Fund, 1927
Object Number:27.119.9a, b
Desmond FitzGerald , New York, his sale: Chinese and Korean Potteries and Porcelains: Collection of Desmond FitzGerald, April 22–23, 1927, lot 431, to MMA
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