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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2010.557
Title
Circular Mirror with Well-Articulated Rim and Decoration of Two Pairs of Bowstring Lines
Classification
Mirrors
Work Type
mirror
Date
12th-14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/336956

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
Diam. 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[through ?, Korea, mid 1960s]; to Jerry Lee Musslewhite (mid 1960s-2009); to Estate of Jerry Lee Musslewhite (2009-2010), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010.

NOTE: Jerry Lee Musslewhite was an employee of the U.S. Department of Defense who worked in the Republic of Korea from 1965 to 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky
Accession Year
2010
Object Number
2010.557
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
A well-articulated, concave lip borders the periphery of this circular mirror; the mirror's slightly countersunk back is flat and unembellished, save for two concentric pairs of intaglio bowstring lines that encircle small, hemispherical central boss (from which a silk cord would have been attached for holding the mirror or for attaching it to a mirror stand). The reflecting face of the mirror is flat and undecorated. A thin but even, celadon-green patina covers the mirror's decorated back; the same patina originally covered the reflecting face, though portions of that patina has been scraped away in modern times.

Verification Level

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