id:			98053
accession number:	1917.679
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.679
updated:		2022-01-04 14:42:33.721000

Bell-shaped Mirror, 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Bronze; overall: 15.6 x 9.6 x 0.4 cm (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton 1917.679

title:				Bell-shaped Mirror
title in original language:	청동 종모양 거울 (銅製鐘形鏡)
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creation date:			918–1392
creation date earliest:		918
creation date latest:		1392
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creditline:			Gift of D. Z. Norton
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culture:	Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
technique:	bronze
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 15.6 x 9.6 x 0.4 cm (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact: 
Due to its origin as an important tool in religion and politics, mirrors are often mentioned in many Korean proverbs that warn certain behaviors.

digital description: 
From ancient times, a mirror assumed various roles; a ritualistic tool, a diplomatic gift, and a luxury commodity. During the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), which saw the great advancement of metallurgy, the royal court was the center of distributing sophisticated bronze artifacts. According to historical records, on the 7th day of the Lunar New Year, the king bestowed a bronze mirror inscribed with auspicious symbols upon each court official as part of a ceremony to celebrate the Day of Humans. This bronze mirror features a round concave surface that serves as the main decoration. Such concave surface can be traced back to the ancient time when a concave mirror was used to start a fire from sunlight during the daytime.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 65
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136092

	<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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	Horlyck Charlotte. "The Eternal Link: Grave Goods of the Koryŏ Kingdom (918-1392 CE)."<em> Ars Orientalis</em>, no. 44 (2014): 156-179.
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	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/43489802

	<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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