The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 23, 2025

Vase

918–1392
(918–1392)
bronze
Outer diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.); Overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1049
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This miniature bronze vase may have been made exclusively as a tomb object.

Description

Various objects such as this miniature metal vessel were the most common burial objects in tombs during the Goryeo period (918–1392). Furnishing tombs with an elaborate assemblage of objects was believed to honor and comfort the newly dead.
  • Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
    Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1917.1049