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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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Document identity
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98855
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Chopstick
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98855
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object
title
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
918–1392
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79485802
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Metalwork
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.)
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Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
accession
1918.529.2
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bronze
tombstone
Chopstick, 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.529.2
collection
Korean Art
formerAccessionNumbers
1918.530
didYouKnow
In contrast to the Chinese and Japanese, Koreans still prefer metal chopsticks (stainless steel and brass) to wooden ones.
citations
citation
Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. 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> 44 (2014): 156-79.
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.
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General Income Fund
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2026-06-18 15:02:23.196000
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98855
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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bronze
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