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Miniature Jar
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About this work
Celadons, spoons, seals, and bronze mirrors were the most common burial objects in tombs during the Goryeo period (918-1392). Furnishing tombs with an elaborate assemblage of objects was believed to honor and comfort the newly dead. This miniature jar was not used during the lifetime of the tomb owner, but rather was specially commissioned as part of the burial goods.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMiniature Jar (청자호 [靑磁壺]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; overall: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.461
