Spoon
918 - 1392 (made)
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There are over forty Korean spoons in the V&A's collections. These graceful bronze spoons were created for daily use at home or in the royal court. The exaggerated curve of this spoon's handle, along with its swallow-tail shaped end and pointed bowl suggest that this spoon dates to the later Koryô period (918-1392). Though an elegant design, it would not have been easy to use, and at the end of the Koryô period such dramatic curves were dropped in favour of straight handles.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Spoon; bronze; swallow-tail end; Korea, Koryo dynasty (918-1392) |
| Physical description | The spoon has a long shallow pointed bowl and a curved handle with 'swallow-tail' end |
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| Object history | Purchased from Messrs. Kavanough & Co. (Seoul, Korea), accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | There are over forty Korean spoons in the V&A's collections. These graceful bronze spoons were created for daily use at home or in the royal court. The exaggerated curve of this spoon's handle, along with its swallow-tail shaped end and pointed bowl suggest that this spoon dates to the later Koryô period (918-1392). Though an elegant design, it would not have been easy to use, and at the end of the Koryô period such dramatic curves were dropped in favour of straight handles. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.405-1912 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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