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Source Description
In Korea, chopsticks made of metal such as brass, silver, and gold were excavated from ancient tombs and ruins dated to the 6th century at the earliest. Burial goods often include utilitarian objects such as table wares and utensils because the dead were believed to need them in the afterlife.
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106021
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Chopstick
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106021
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object
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Chopstick
description
In Korea, chopsticks made of metal such as brass, silver, and gold were excavated from ancient tombs and ruins dated to the 6th century at the earliest. Burial goods often include utilitarian objects such as table wares and utensils because the dead were believed to need them in the afterlife.
date
1000s-1100s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79892201
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Tools and Equipment
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1924.141.1
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bronze
tombstone
Chopstick (청동 젓가락 [靑銅箸]), 1000s-1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1924.141.1
titleInOriginalLanguage
청동 젓가락 [靑銅箸]
collection
Korean Art
formerAccessionNumbers
24.141
didYouKnow
In contrast to the Chinese and Japanese, Koreans still prefer metal chopsticks (stainless steel and brass) to wooden ones.
citations
citation
<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
citation
Horlyck, Charlotte. "The Eternal Link: Grave Goods of the Koryŏ Kingdom (918-1392 CE)." <em>Ars Orientalis, </em>no. 44 (2014): 156–179.
citation
<em>Bronze in Life and Art</em> [삶과 예술 속. 청동 靑銅 이야기] National Cheongju Museum (2016).
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.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 104
citation
Ahn, Kuisook. "The Significance of the Bronze Spoons in the Cleveland Museum of Art." In <em>The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, 국외소재문화재재단, and An Min-hŭi, ed., 274–289. 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. 275, fig. 1
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Educational Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 05:42:12.186000
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106021
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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bronze
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