Cleveland Museum of Art

Razor

Date

918–1392

Medium

bronze

Culture

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

Department

Korean Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Metalworking techniques advanced remarkably during the Goryeo period (918–1392). Metal objects such as this were used not only as daily accessories, but also as burial goods for commemorating the dead. This razor used for tonsure, a practice of shaving a monk's hair.

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