Spoon with Fishtail Handle
Spoon with Fishtail Handle
Place of OriginKorea
DateKoryo Dynasty (918-1392)
DimensionsL: 10 3/4 in.
MediumBronze
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Grafton M. Acklin
Object number
1927.192
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Label TextKorean burial bronzes usually included mirrors, toilet boxes, hair pins, chopsticks, and spoons. All these types, unlike ceramic wares interred in tombs, seem to have been actually used by the living before being buried for the comfort of the dead in the afterlife. Some traditions of Korean cuisine are reflected in the food utensils: these large spoons might have been used for a huge pot of stew. Also, the fish shape of the handle held a mystic significance which has been lost through the ages.- Decorative Arts
Koryo Dynasty (918-1392)
about 500 BCE
about 325 BCE-150 CE
Kiyohisa
late 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
150-100 BCE
early 20th century
Shang Dynasty (1766-1045 BCE)
Zhou Dynasty (1045-222 BCE), 1000-900 BCE
First century BCE - First century CE (Han Dynasty, 207 BCE - 220 CE)
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