Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

Diam x D: 21.5 x 1 cm (8 7/16 x 3/8 in)

Type:

Mirror

Origin:

Korea

Date:

11th-12th century

Period:

Goryeo period

Provenance:

To 1917

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [1]

From 1917 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1917 [2]

From 1920

The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See S.I. 1264, Appendix VIII, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Rediscovering Korea’s Past (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Korean Art (November 2, 1959 to November 22, 1971)

Untitled Exhibition, Korean Art, 1958 (July 10, 1958 to April 15, 1959)

Previous custodian or owner:

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1917.301

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

On View:

Freer Gallery 14: Rediscovering Korea's Past

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35b7f3471-70c2-40b8-b6bd-908639ea9f00

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1917.301