id:			97474
accession number:	1917.1044.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1044.1
updated:		2023-03-03 07:01:19.591000

Ornament with Heron and Turtle Design, 1100s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Bronze; overall: 3.4 x 2.5 cm (1 5/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1044.1

title:				Ornament with Heron and Turtle Design
title in original language:	금동 왜가리·거북무늬 꾸미개 (金銅鷺龜文裝身具)
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creation date:			1100s
creation date earliest:		1100
creation date latest:		1199
current location:		236 Korean
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: 3.4 x 2.5 cm (1 5/16 x 1 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Other Side of the Story - Korean Gallery 236 Rotation
	opening date:   2020-10-30T04:00:00
	<i>The Other Side of the Story - Korean Gallery 236 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 27, 2020-April 25, 2021).

	title:		Interpretation of Materiality: Gold (Korean art rotation)
	opening date:   2021-04-29T04:00:00
	<i>Interpretation of Materiality: Gold (Korean art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 29-October 24, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Yamanaka and Company, New York, NY, 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:
This metal ornament is part of a decorative brooch once used to hold clothes together.

digital description:
Metalworking techniques advanced remarkably during the Goryeo period (918–1392). Sophisticated metal objects with intricate designs were used not only as daily accessories, but also as burial goods for commemorating the dead. Traces of fibers found on the backs of these metal ornaments suggest that they were once used as brooches to hold garments together.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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	Kim, Moon-ja. "A Study on the Ornaments in Goryeo Dynasty [고려 시대 장신구에 대한 연구]." <em>Journal of Korean Traditional Costume</em> 15, vol. 3 (December 2012): 5-21.
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	url:		https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE02065534

	Sin, Myŏng-hŭi, and Kwang-sŏp Kim. <em>Bronze in Life and Art</em> [삶과 예술 속. 청동 靑銅 이야기]. Ch'ungch'ŏng-bukto Ch'ŏngju-si: Kungnip Ch'ŏngju Pangmulgwan [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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