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Source Description
Metal objects such as this razor were used not only as daily accessories, but also as burial goods for commemorating the dead.
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Document identity
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98859
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Fragment of Razor
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98859
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object
title
Fragment of Razor
description
Metal objects such as this razor were used not only as daily accessories, but also as burial goods for commemorating the dead.
date
918–1392
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79485823
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Metalwork
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1
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Overall: 2.2 x 0.1 cm (7/8 x 1/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1918.534
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Fragment of Razor (청동 삭도 편 [靑銅削刀片]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 2.2 x 0.1 cm (7/8 x 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.534
titleInOriginalLanguage
청동 삭도 편 [靑銅削刀片]
collection
Korean Art
didYouKnow
This fragment of a bronze razor may have been part of burial items. A similar example is found in the National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC.
citations
citation
<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
citation
Choi, Eung-chon. “Metal Arts in the Late Goryeo Period [고려후기의 금속공예].” <em>Kangjwa misulsa</em> (2004): 125–156.
citation
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.
citation
<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
citation
Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. <em>The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 106, no. 67
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General Income Fund
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2026-05-29 05:20:27.300000
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98859
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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bronze
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