id:			97464
accession number:	1917.1036
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1036
updated:		2023-08-23 18:17:44.541000

Seal, 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Bronze; overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); base: 1.5 x 1.4 cm (9/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1036

title:				Seal
title in original language:	청동 인장 (靑銅印章)
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creation date:			918–1392
creation date earliest:		918
creation date latest:		1392
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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
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Base: 1.5 x 1.4 cm (9/16 x 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Yamanaka and Company, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1917
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1917–
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fun fact:
A large quantity of bronze seals excavated from tombs of the Goryeo dynasty is closely related to the development of metallurgy in 13th-century Korea that allowed the transition from wood type to movable metal type printing.

digital description:
A large quantity of bronze seals were excavated from tombs of the Goryeo dynasty. This turtle-shaped seal bears two inscribed characters: 高良, meaning "great integrity." The red cinnabar paste is still visible, indicating it must have been used to sign various documents, while its owner was still alive.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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

	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

	<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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	<em>The spirit of Goryeo in metalcrafts</em> [금속공예에깃든고려인의삶]. Seoul: Jeju National Museum and National Cheongju Museum, 2011.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 25, fig. 13
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	<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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