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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.334.5.A-B
Title
Eight-Lobed, Covered Cosmetic or Seal-Paste Box with Blossoming-Chrysanthemum Decor
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
second half 12th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182226

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration and over decoration inlaid in black and white slips
Technique
Celadon
Dimensions
H. 3.9 x Diam. 8.8 cm (1 9/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Shirley Nye (d. 2003), New York (by 1999), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Shirley Nye in memory of Warren E. Cox
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.334.5.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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