id: 160209
accession number: 1998.121
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Sutra Container, 1100s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Gilt bronze with incised and high relief decoration; overall: 10.2 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm (4 x 2 9/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mitsuru Tajima 1998.121
title: Sutra Container
title in original language: 금동 동자유희무늬 불경상자 (金銅童子遊戱文佛經匣)
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creation date: 1100s
creation date earliest: 1100
creation date latest: 1299
current location: 236 Korean
creditline: Gift of Mitsuru Tajima
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culture: Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
technique: gilt bronze with incised and high relief decoration
department: Korean Art
collection: Korean Art
type: Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 10.2 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm (4 x 2 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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fun fact:
This is a portable container once used to preserve a miniature Buddhist sacred text, particularly useful for traveling Buddhist pilgrims.
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This is a portable container once used to preserve a miniature Buddhist sacred text. Created by hammering the reverse, high-relief designs on both the front and back of the case depict a peaceful pond where young boys are holding giant lotus flowers in their hands, and a pair of mandarin ducks are swimming. Probably the playful boys represent newly reborn souls in the Pure Land, as described in the Lotus Sutra, a widely popular Buddhist scripture during the Goryeo dynasty (918−1392).
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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Choi, Eung-chon. “Craftsmen in Metal Arts in the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 金屬工藝의 匠人].” Misulsahak yeongu (2004): 171-192.
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url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00996932
Choi, Eung-chon. “Metal Arts in the Late Goryeo Period [고려후기의 금속공예].” Kangjwa misulsa (2004): 125-156.
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url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE09054886
Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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Kim, Eun-ae. "A Study of Repoussé Works of Goryeo [고려시대 타출 공예 연구]." Misulsahak yeogu (2007): 31-72.
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url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00997073
Kim, Ri-na. Korean Buddhist Art [한국불교미술사]. Seoul: Mijinsa, 2011.
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IMAGES
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print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.121/1998.121_print.jpg
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