id:			160209
accession number:	1998.121
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.121
updated:		2020-11-04 21:46:16.099000

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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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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wall description: 
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

	<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[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].” <em>Misulsahak yeongu</em> (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].” <em>Kangjwa misulsa</em> (2004): 125-156.
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	url:		http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE09054886

	<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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	Kim, Eun-ae. "A Study of Repoussé Works of Goryeo [고려시대 타출 공예 연구]." <em>Misulsahak yeogu</em> (2007): 31-72.
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	url:		http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00997073

	Kim, Ri-na. Korean Buddhist Art [한국불교미술사]<strong>.</strong> Seoul: Mijinsa, 2011.
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