Spoon with Fish-Tail Design
| Title | Spoon with Fish-Tail Design |
|---|---|
| Date | 918–1392 10th century |
| Medium | silver bronze |
| Classification | Metalwork |
| Origin | Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) Korea |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Spoon with Fish-Tail Design (연미형 은동 수저 [魚尾形銀銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Silver bronze; overall: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Director's Contingent Fund, 1917.339 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Spoon with Fish-Tail Design” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 918–1392. It is executed in silver bronze and classified as metalwork. In this archive it sits within the marine & aquatic life tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as metalwork. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 918–1392. Explore the wider set of works from the 10th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Browse more public-domain art from Korea.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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