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accession number:	1921.664
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Spoon with Fish-Tail Design, 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Bronze; overall: 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1921.664

title:				Spoon with Fish-Tail Design
title in original language:	연미형 청동 수저 (魚尾形靑銅匙)
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creation date:			918–1392
creation date earliest:		918
creation date latest:		1392
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creditline:			Gift of John L. Severance
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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: 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.)
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fun fact:
Bronze spoons are the most common burial item. Scholars have proposed that toward the end of the 14th century, Koreans enjoyed meat-based soups more than any other dishes, explaining why spoons became common household items as well as burial goods.

digital description:
Many of Goryeo period spoons like this one feature a curved handle that splits into a jagged fishtail design. This fishtail design is not unique to Korea; it was also widely used in the area under the rule of two non-Han Chinese states: Liao (907–1125) and Jin (1115–1234). These seemingly ordinary objects testify to exciting material interactions between the Goryeo dynasty and non-Han Chinese northern states, which were often omitted from the official records.

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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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	Yun, Seong-jae. “The Special Meanings of Spoons and Chopsticks in the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 분묘출토 청동수저].” <em>Yeoksa wa silhak</em> (2015): 51-68.
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	url:		https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE06339542

	<em>Bronze in Life and Art</em> [삶과 예술 속. 청동 靑銅 이야기] National Cheongju Museum (2016).
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	Jeong, Eui-do. Changes of Spoons during the Late Goryeo Period [고려후기 숟가락의 변화].” <em>Hanguk jungse gogohak</em> (2017): 139-157.
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	url:		https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE07262104

	<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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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): 156-79.
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	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/43489802

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