id: 97487 accession number: 1917.1053.1 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1053.1 updated: 2023-01-10 17:03:12.845000 Belt Ornament, 1100s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Gilt bronze with repoussé relief; overall: 4 x 4.6 x 0.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1 13/16 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1053.1 title: Belt Ornament title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1100s creation date earliest: 1100 creation date latest: 1199 current location: creditline: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust copyright: --- culture: Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392) technique: gilt bronze with repoussé relief department: Korean Art collection: Korean Art type: Metalwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 4 x 4.6 x 0.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1 13/16 x 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- 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 ornament 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 ornaments like this example were fixed to leather belts. Surround by intricate arabesque patterns, a seated dear was done in the repoussé technique. Such animal motifs were widely shared among Eastern Eurasian tribes, from where the first settlers in the Korean peninsula originated. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Jeon, Byoung-jin. "A Study on Gwadae of the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 銙帶 (과대) 연구]." Korean Journal of Art History 297 (Mar., 2018): 119-145. page number: url: https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE07408795 Kim, Moon-ja. "A Study on the Ornaments in Goryeo Dynasty [고려 시대 장신구에 대한 연구]." Journal of Korean Traditional Costume 15, vol. 3 (Dec., 2012): 5-21. page number: url: https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE02065534 Bronze in Life and Art [삶과 예술 속. 청동 靑銅 이야기] National Cheongju Museum (2016). page number: url: Kim, Kyuho. “Samgukshidae kobun ch'ult'o kŭm, ŭn, kŭmdong chep'umŭi t'ŭksŏng koch'al [삼국시대고분출토금, 은, 금동제품의특성고찰].” Samguk sidae kukka ŭi sŏngjang kwa mulchil munhwa [삼국시대국가의성장과물질문화]. Sŏngnam: Han'gukhak Chungang Yŏn'guwŏn Ch'ulp'anbu, 2015: 234-247. page number: url: Kim, Eunae. "A Study of Repoussé Works of Goryeo [고려시대 타출 공예 연구]." Korean Journal of Art History (March 2007): 31-72. page number: url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00997073 Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003. page number: url: Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018. page number: url: Choi, Eung-chon. “Metal Arts in the Late Goryeo Period [고려후기의 금속공예].” Kangjwa misulsa (2004): 125-156. page number: 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].” Misulsahak yeongu (2004): 171-192. page number: url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00996932 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1917.1053.1/1917.1053.1_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1917.1053.1/1917.1053.1_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1917.1053.1/1917.1053.1_full.tif