Cleveland Museum of Art

String of Glass Beads

Date

1392–1910

Medium

glass

Culture

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Department

Korean Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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

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