id:			153635
accession number:	1987.160
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.160
updated:		2020-10-08 09:01:17.556000

Dog-shaped Paperweight, 676-935. Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935). Gilt bronze; overall: 5 x 2.7 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in honor of Sherman E. Lee 1987.160

title:				Dog-shaped Paperweight
title in original language:	개모양 금동 문진 (犬形金銅文鎭)
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creation date:			676-935
creation date earliest:		676
creation date latest:		935
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creditline:			Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in honor of Sherman E. Lee
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culture:	Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935)
technique:	gilt bronze
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 5 x 2.7 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1987
	opening date:   1988-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1987</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).

	title:		Scholar's Studio
	opening date:   1989-09-26T04:00:00
	<i>Scholar's Studio</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 26-December 31, 1989).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1988:  "Year in Review 1987," Bull. 75 (Feb. 1988), p. 71, cat. #212, repr. p. 65

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PROVENANCE

	Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: December 16, 1987
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	Robert H. Ellsworth  [1929-2014] (given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, December 16, 1987)
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fun fact: 
This is a dog and lion hybrid.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Soyoung, and Denise Patry Leidy. <em>Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom</em>. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013.
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	Nelson, Sarah. <em>Gyeongju: The Capital of Golden Silla</em>. Routledge, 2019.
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