"Korai" Spoon
n.d.
bronze
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
This bronze spoon has a handle joined in the middle for folding and a circular band for securing the extended position. It terminates in a fish tail. The piece has a dark green patina with clouds of powdery green. A piece has been eaten away from the bowl.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Yamanaka and Company [date and mode of acquistion unknown] [as excavated at Kaijo]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1920 [mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
L: 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1920
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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54.1970