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It  dates to the mid- to late-1100s as suggested by its delicately  incised and inlaid sanggam design. The development of sanggam inlay is one of the crucial components of Koryo celadon making. It was an independent achievement by Koryo craftsmen at a time when inlay was not used by Chinese potters, and it has come to represent the elegance and gracefulness of Koryo period art. The inlay technique is believed to have derived from metal and lacquer wares on which it had been used several centuries earlier. The method of inlay is different to that of incised and carved designs. First the motif is carved into the clay body, and the resulting grooves are covered with black or white slip, this being clay thinned with water. Excess slip is scraped off and the piece is biscuit fired, before being glazed and fired again. 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