id:			452932
accession number:	2022.38
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2022.38
updated:		2023-08-24 01:48:20.688000

Knife Sheath, 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (936-1392). Gilt silver (body) and brass (trefoil-shaped ring); length: 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, J.H. Wade Trust Fund 2022.38

title:				Knife Sheath
title in original language:	장도집
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creation date:			1100s
creation date earliest:		1100
creation date latest:		1199
current location:		236 Korean
creditline:			J.H. Wade Trust Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Korea, Goryeo dynasty (936-1392)
technique:	Gilt silver (body) and brass (trefoil-shaped ring)
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: length: 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Old and New in Korean Art (Korean art rotation)
	opening date:   2022-10-28T04:00:00
	<i>Old and New in Korean Art (Korean art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 28, 2022-April 23, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Yamanaka, Chicago, IL, sold to Stephen Junkunc III)
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	István “Stephen" Junkunc III [1904–1978], by descent to his family
	date: 1940s–1978
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	Junkunc Family Collection
	date: 1978–2021
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	(Christie’s New York, Important Chinese Art from the Junkunc Collection, March 18, 2021, lot 619, sold to Sebastian Izzard)
	date: March 18, 2021
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	(Sebastian Izzard, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: March 18, 2021–2022
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2022–
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fun fact:
This 12th-century silver-gilt knife sheath is meant to be a pendent to a belt as a luxury ornament.

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wall description:
Made by rolling a flat piece of silver plate, this knife sheath is decorated on each side with oval panels, including two larger middle panels showing an image of rising dragons with ring-punched scales. The circular upper panels bear the image of seated phoenixes. The flat bottom is engraved with a pair of fish, symbolizing harmonious unity. The trefoil-shaped ring attached to the tip of the sheath allows a string to connect it as a pendant to a belt. In medieval Korea, a miniature sheath such as this was considered an important fashion item, especially for elite members of the ruling class.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Kim, Eun-ae. "A Study of Repoussé Works of Goryeo [고려시대 타출공예연구]." <em>Hanguk misulsahakhoe</em>. (2007): 31–72.
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	url:		https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00997073

	Bak, Jiyeong, Jihyeon Gim, Sora Jeong, Yuni Gim, and Minjeong Bak.고려 <em>금속공예의 이해</em> [Understanding the Goryeo Metalwork]. Daejeon: Gungnip Munhwajae Yeonguso, 2020.
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	McCormick, Sooa Im. “Knife Sheath: Glittering gift as a signifying accessory.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>vol. 62, no. 4 (December 2022): 27.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 27.
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	"Apollo Awards 2022." <em>Apollo: The International Art Magazine</em>, Jan 2023, Vol. 197, Issue 715, pp. 43–69.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 60
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