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Description: | Artist: Unknown, pottery; Date(s): circa 1150 - 1200; Classification(s): stoneware, cosmetic box, moulding, stoneware, moulded, inlaid in black and white slip, and celadon-glazed; Acquisition: given by Gompertz, G.St.G.M., Mr & Mrs, 1984, Gompertz Gift [C.426 & A-1984]
Description: Cosmetic box and cover with peony design. Stoneware, moulded, inlaid in black and white slip, and celadon glazed. This is a typical Koryo box with flat cover and bevelled edges; the base is recessed. A large peony with fully-opened white bloom and black foliage is inlaid on the cover surrounded by four black scroll motifs. The dark green celadon glaze is thickly applied and has a subtle gloss. The rims of both parts have been wiped free of glaze, and traces of fine fire-clay supports are visible; on the base are three quartzite spur-marks. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | cosmetic box Unknown stoneware | Temporal: | name=Koryo Dynasty; start=1150; end=1200 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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