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) series: series in original language: creation date: 918–1392 creation date earliest: 918 creation date latest: 1392 current location: creditline: Gift of D. Z. Norton copyright: --- culture: Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392) technique: bronze department: Korean Art collection: Korean Art type: Metalwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 15.6 x 9.6 x 0.4 cm (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Silver Jubilee Exhibition opening date: 1941-06-23T04:00:00 The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- 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. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67. page number: Mentioned: p. 65 url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136092 Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003. page number: url: Horlyck Charlotte. "The Eternal Link: Grave Goods of the Koryŏ Kingdom (918-1392 CE)." Ars Orientalis, no. 44 (2014): 156-179. page number: url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/43489802 Bronze in Life and Art [삶과 예술 속. 청동 靑銅 이야기] National Cheongju Museum (2016). page number: url: Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018. page number: url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1917.679/1917.679_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1917.679/1917.679_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1917.679/1917.679_full.tif