A KOREAN SLIP-INLAID CELADON STONEWARE TREFOIL BOX AND COVER GORYEO DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY

the flat top inlaid with white and black slip with a floral spray and butterflies, the sides of the cover and box with incised decoration of key-frets and scrolls, all covered in a blue-green celadon glaze, Japanese wood box (6)

Kitayama Fine Arts, Tokyo, acquired in the 1970s.

There is a chip to the rim of the box, and there is a burst air bubble and iron spot on the cover.
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