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Needle case (fragment) by Charles Lang Freer, Yamanaka and Co. — VisualArtsDB

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Needle case (fragment)

Needle case (fragment)

Needle case (fragment)

Charles Lang Freer Yamanaka and Co.

1100

Medium: Gilt bronze
Genre: Container
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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sculptureGoryeo period (918 - 1392)ArtbronzeCharles Lang Freer collectionMetal-workgildingKorean Art

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Reportedly excavated at Gaeseong, Hwanghaebuk-do province, Korea [1]

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