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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.334.8.A-B
Title
Circular, Covered Cosmetic or Seal-Paste Box with Decoration of a Figure Attending a Vase of Blossoming Chrysanthemum Branches
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
13th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182239

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
with cover: H. 3.1 x Diam. 8.1 cm (1 1/4 x 3 3/16 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
1999.334.8.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Korean Art Collections in the United States, National Museum of Korea, Seoul, 06/04/2012 - 08/05/2012

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