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CMA: Korean Art
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Sharing public domain works from the Korean Art department of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Seated Amitābha https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.94
This magnificent Buddha, called Amitābha (literally, “infinite light”) is seated on a lotus pedestal with both palms facing up over crossed legs, suggesting that it is in a deep meditation. Originally, this scroll was acquired by the museum as a Korean work, but has now been reattributed as Ming period Chinese. <br><br>One of the major reasons for this reattribution is that contemporaneous Korean works mostly depict this deity giving a sermon, surrounded by a large retinue of Buddhist guardians and celestial beings, rather than meditating. Stylistic elements that emphasize ornamentation, such as a chain of flying flames on its body halo and a multitiered throne festooned with colorful floral and geometric patterns also confirm the current reattribution.
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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A Pair of Chopsticks https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.564
A Pair of Chopsticks
February 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Spoon with Fish-Tail Design https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.329
Spoon with Fish-Tail Design
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Glass Beads with Pendant https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1062
Glass Beads with Pendant
February 7, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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Oil Bottle with Scroll Design https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.162
Oil Bottle with Scroll Design
February 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Spoon https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.504
Spoon
February 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Ornament https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1044.1
Ornament
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Belt Ornament https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1053.2
Belt Ornament
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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Literary Gathering https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.147
In the early Joseon period, paintings of scholar-officials’ gatherings (<em>gyehoedo</em>) gained popularity among the Korean elite. This painting was commissioned by Sim Eongwang, an official of the Joseon court, to depict a <em>miwon gyehoedo</em>, a gathering of cabinet members (<em>saganwon</em>). This meeting is assumed to have been ordered around the time when Sim was the head of the saganwon in 1530. At the bottom of the painting, he added his poem to express a "literati respect for high spirituality," as stated in the first line. The poem was later recorded in his anthology titled <em>Eochonjip</em> (Book of Fisher Village).
February 6, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Scholar Playing a Qin https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.69
Scholar Playing a Qin
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Standing Buddha https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.500
Standing Buddha
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Spoon with Fish-Tail Design https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.668
Spoon with Fish-Tail Design
February 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Jar with Four Lugs https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.43
This storage jar comes from the Paekche kilns, located west of the Kaya kilns that also produced early stonewares. The body is relatively thick and less paddled than Kaya pieces of the same period. The mat gray surface of ash deposits on the upper body provides an appealing decoration.
February 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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Eight-faceted Bottle https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.58
Eight-faceted Bottle
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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Spoon with Fish-Tail Design https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.134
Spoon with Fish-Tail Design
February 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.58
Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika)
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Mirror https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.658
Mirror
February 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.1056
Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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A Pair of Chopsticks https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.495
A Pair of Chopsticks
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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Iron-glazed Prunus Vase with Inlaid Floral Design https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.270
Iron-glazed Prunus Vase with Inlaid Floral Design
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Vase with Inlaid Lotus, Plum, and Bamboo Design https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.471
Vase with Inlaid Lotus, Plum, and Bamboo Design
February 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Floral-shaped Bowl https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.560
Floral-shaped Bowl
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Topknot Pin https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1025
Topknot Pin
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Floral-shaped Cup https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.616
Floral-shaped Cup
February 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Belt Ornament https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1051
Belt Ornament
February 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM