Cleveland Museum of Art

Alms Bowl with Celestial Design

Date: early 1900s
Medium: bronze with incised decoration
Culture: Korea
Department: Korean Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

This alms bowl engraved with an image of the sun, the moon, and the Big Dipper is believed to be used in shamanic rituals. The images of the seven bright stars that form the Big Dipper, the sun, and the moon are incised on the surface of this bronze bowl.

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