BoxesKorean12th century

Eight-Lobed, Covered Cosmetic or Seal-Paste Box with Blossoming-Chrysanthemum Decor

second half 12th century

Classification

Boxes

Technique

Celadon

Medium

Inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration and over decoration inlaid in black and white slips

Culture

Korean

Period

Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3.9 x Diam. 8.8 cm (1 9/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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