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AN INLAID CELADON COSMETIC BOX AND COVER
KORYO DYNASTY (12TH CENTURY)
The circular box decorated in inlaid black and white slip with a band of fruit motifs around the base below fret and dot patterns around the rim, beneath a translucent, crackled and bubble-suffused celadon glaze; the flattened dome lid decorated en suite with a central medallion of flowerheads surrounded by a broad band of cranes flying in clouds, a narrower band of flowerheads and a stylized pattern around the rim matching the base, beneath a translucent crackled celadon glaze--1 5/8 x 3 3/4in. (4.2 x 9.5cm.), cover restored
KORYO DYNASTY (12TH CENTURY)
The circular box decorated in inlaid black and white slip with a band of fruit motifs around the base below fret and dot patterns around the rim, beneath a translucent, crackled and bubble-suffused celadon glaze; the flattened dome lid decorated en suite with a central medallion of flowerheads surrounded by a broad band of cranes flying in clouds, a narrower band of flowerheads and a stylized pattern around the rim matching the base, beneath a translucent crackled celadon glaze--1 5/8 x 3 3/4in. (4.2 x 9.5cm.), cover restored