id:			97448
accession number:	1917.1022
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1022
updated:		2021-03-27 12:12:54.470000

Belt Buckle, 1100s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Bronze gilt; overall: 4.8 x 5.5 cm (1 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1022

title:				Belt Buckle
title in original language:	금동 허리띠 고리 (金銅製鉸具)
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creation date:			1100s
creation date earliest:		1100
creation date latest:		1199
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
technique:	bronze gilt
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 4.8 x 5.5 cm (1 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
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fun fact: 
The Japanese antique dealer Yamanaka & Company, which opened its branches in New York (1895) and Boston (1899), sold small Korean archaeological materials such as this belt buckle to American collectors in the early 20th century.

digital description: 
Metallurgy advanced remarkably in the Goryeo period (918-1392), explaining why a large quantity of sophisticated metal artifacts with delicate designs were used not only as daily accessories but also as burial goods. Belt buckles like this one were attached to leather belts.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Choi, Eung-chon. “Metal Arts in the Late Goryeo Period [고려후기의 금속공예].” <em>Kangjwa misulsa</em> (2004): 125-156.
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	url:		http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE09054886

	Choi, Eung-chon. “Craftsmen in Metal Arts in the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 金屬工藝의 匠人].” <em>Misulsahak yeongu</em> (2004): 171-192.
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	url:		http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00996932

	<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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	Kim, Jae-yul. "Review on Burial Aspect of Belt Ornaments excavated from Tombs in Gyeongju during the Epoch of the Three Kingdoms [삼국시대 경주지역 고분 출토 대금구의 부장양상 검토]." <em>Sillasahakpo</em> 32 (December 2014): 263-305.
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	url:		http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE06 294254

	<em>Bronze in Life and Art</em> [삶과 예술 속. 청동 靑銅 이야기] National Cheongju Museum (2016).
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	<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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