String of Glass Beads (1392–1910): Art, History and Details

String of Glass Beads (1392–1910) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Over the course of the Joseon period (1392–1910), burials became simpler in comparison to earlier periods due to the increasing reverence for Neo-Confucian teachings focusing on everyday ethics rather than salvation after death. However, this type of small object, which might have been cherished by the dead, were still buried as the token of memory.

Object facts

• Title: String of Glass Beads
• Date: 1392–1910
• Culture: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
• Type: Jewelry
• Technique: glass
• Collection: Korean Art
• Department: Korean Art
• Accession number: 1917.1064

A detail from the museum

Accessories such as a string of glass beads were among various burial items in the Joseon period (1392–1910).

Collection credit

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust

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