Lot 52. A Korean slip-inlaid celadon stoneware trefoil box and cover, Goryeo dynasty, 13th century. Length 3 3/8  in., 8.6 cm. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 USD. Lot sold 27,500 USD. © Sotheby's

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).

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