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A trapezoid base with 56 lengths of metal strings divided into 14 sets. Each set is wound around the pegs on each end. The inside cover is lined with paper and an x-shaped paper bracket is attached which holds the striking stick. The striker is a thin, carved bamboo stick.<br /> <br /> With a name that literally means &ldquo;Western zither,&rdquo; this melodic percussion instrument produces a clear metallic sound when its metal strings are struck with a thinly carved bamboo stick. Strung over its trapezoid base board are fifty-six lengths of wire divided into fourteen sets, so that each set comprises four lengths of wire wound around the pegs on the left and right sides. The inside of the cover is lined with paper; the same paper has been used to create an X-shaped bracket to hold the stick. The fact that this is not Korean traditional paper suggests that the yanggeum is imported. An ink inscription reading &ldquo;chilyeonjyu (칠연쥬)&rdquo; appears on the inside of the cover.<br /> [Korean Collection, Univer
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Hammer-dulcimer (Yanggeum)
1850 – 1950
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.158
An ornament in the shape of a colorful bird, cut out of a single piece of wood and painted on both sides. A piece of bamboo has been nailed to the wing so that it could be inserted into a hole on the funeral bier. The bird has a blue face with green, white, red, orange, and yellow colorations over the body.<br /> <br /> This funeral bier ornament is made of a piece of wooden panel cut into the shape of a mythical bird called bonghwang and painted on both sides. A piece of bamboo has been nailed to its wing for insertion into a hole on the funeral bier. The species of the wood used is unknown. <p>[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017), 218]</p>
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Phoenix-shaped Ornament for Funeral Bier
1867 – 1932
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.163
<p>The color and shape of this bowl are modeled after those of Chinese Yue ware. Bowls of this type have been excavated from the sedimentary layers of olive-brown-glazed celadon (nokcheongja) kiln site at Gyeongseo-dong, Incheon. There is a narrow shelf below the mouth rim, while the bowl has been coated with olive- brown-glaze. There are four refractory spur marks on the foot. Part of the body has been repaired after damage.<br /> [<em>Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art </em>(2014) p.100]</p> Bowl has a barrow shelf below the mouth rim, and the bowl itself is coated with olve-brown glaze. There are four refractory spur marks on the foot and part of the body has been repaired after damage.
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Olive-brown-glazed Celadon Bowl
12th century
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.151
Dark gray high-fired stoneware cup. The base is tinged dark green and a natural glaze has formed on the outer surface, and on some of the inner surface. Two horizontal ridges encircle the body, and the edge rim is sharp.<br /> <br /> This is a dark gray, high-fired stoneware cup. The base is tinged dark green. Natural glaze has formed on the entire outer surface and parts of the inner surface. The edge of the rim is sharp. Two horizontal ridges encircle the body. The base of the cup is flat and rounded where it joins the body. The wall is thicker at the base than at the rim or the central body. <p>[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 72]</p>
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Cup
400 – 599
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.142
Round mirror with a loop on top for suspending by card, and the bottom loop has mostly broken offf. A swastika symbol is in relief on the reverse side.<br /> <br /> This mirror features a swastika in relief on its reverse side. The patterns surrounding the swastika are difficult to identify because of severe peeling. This mirror has a loop on the top for suspending a cord, but the one on the bottom has fallen off leaving only a trace. <p>[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017), 241]</p>
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Bronze Mirror with Swastika Motif
918 – 1392
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.143
A blue serpentine figure with no arms or legs. The body curves and bends over itself so that one coil is attached to the wooden base. The blue scales are highlighted with white. The head and tale also contain orange and green paints. The entire object is coated with a white substance which was then painted over. The head shows signs of restoration with new sections of paint. Many places along the body show where the paint has been rubbed off.<br /> <br /> This funeral bier ornament consists of the head of a dragon holding a cintamani in its jaws and the body of a snake. The dragon head is attached by a hole to the snake body and fixed in place with a nail. The scales on the body are painted in a combination of white and blue lines, after which the tail is affixed separately. The ornament is made of wood. It is coated with white substance (white lime wash made of powdered shell), over which colored pigments are then painted. The head shows signs of restoration with colored paint in places from which the orig
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Dragon-shaped Ornament for Funeral Bier
1800 – 1999
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.162
Made of white clay with high-kaolin content. Glaze has been removed from the flat base. A handle is attached to one side.<br /> <br /> This oil lamp is made from high-quality white clay with a highkaolin content. The glaze has been removed from its flat base, which was placed on a kiln shelf during firing. The lamp was designed so that oil is first poured into the body, after which a wick is drawn out through the small hole at the top of the lid to be lit. A handle was attached to one side of the body. Oil lamps of this kind were widely used in private homes in Korea since the Japanese colonial period until the 1950s.<br /> [Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.209]
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
White Porcelain Oil Lamp with Stopper
1900 – 1950
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.155
A gray-brown jar with a short, splayed neck. High-fired stoneware jar from the Goryeo or Josen period. The wave design on the side is set between two horizontal ridges.<br /> <br /> This is a gray-brown, high-fired stoneware jar. Its short neck splays sharply and is connected to a mouth that spreads almost horizontally. The body is widest at its upper-central part and decorated by a wave design between two sets of horizontal ridges. The flat base has no foot and is recessed at its center. <p>[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 85]</p>
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Jar
918 – 1910
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.139
Hanging scroll depicting two birds at the center perched on branches. One bird has its tail pointed straight up while the other bird appears to be looking down. Small blossoms adorn some of the branches. An inscription is located in the upper right corner. The painting is framed by strips of silk attached to its edge.<br /> <br /> This painting depicts two birds sitting on flowering plum branches on a spring day. The tail of the bird on the vertically standing plum branch sits upright in parallel with the branch. The lower part of the painting shows drooping tree branches and willow leaves upon which the second bird sits, looking downwards. The plum flowers which evoke a sense of spring and the birds with their splendid feathers, echo the inscription on the upper-right corner: &ldquo;Welcome spring with its myriad colors (迎春滿色).&rdquo; The work features diverse colors in the style of the nineteenth-century folk paintings. It is currently framed by strips of silk attached to its edges. <p>[Korean Collection
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Birds and Flowers
19th century
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.165
<p>The mouth of this dish has been pinched in six parts to produce a lobed shape. This form of vessel is typical of celadon produced in the area&nbsp;of Yongun-ri, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do in the early Goryeo period. Glaze was thickly applied, and resulted in the very glossy surface covered with fine crazing. The dish has been repaired with a gold-colored substance in three places on the rim, while the outside of its foot retains traces of refractory spurs made from a mixture of coarse sand in three places.<br /> [<em>Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art</em> (2014) p.109]</p> Dish with a lobed mouth, caused by pinching in six parts. Glaze is thickly applied resulting in a very glossy cover with fine crazing. Dish has been repaired with a gold-colored substance in three places on the rim. The outside of the foot retains traces of spurs made from sand in three places.
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Celadon Lobed Dish
11th century
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.147
Bottle with a dish shaped mouth and coated with greenish-brown glaze. Glaze is oxidized in parts, creating a yellow-brown hue. Has cracks from firing process. The base is wide and flat and the neck is connected in a fluid curve. <p>This is a bottle with dish-shaped mouth and applied with greenish-brown glaze, which is also referred to as &ldquo;green celadon (nok-cheongja).&rdquo; The greenish-brown glaze was oxidized in parts and turned brown, and it overall created a yellowish brown hue. This piece is not in perfect form as cracks formed in places during ring. Although the shoulder is angular, the neck is connected to the body in a fluid curve. The base is wide and flat. Many examples of this type of the bottle with dish-shaped mouth were excavated from the 10th-11th century Goryeo tombs.</p> [Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.140]<br /> &nbsp;
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Greenish-brown-glazed Stoneware Bottle with Dish-shaped Mouth
13th century
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.150
Dark gray high-fired handled cup. Rim is splayed due to strong rotation and water smoothing. Two incised horizontal lines have created a ridge belwo the rim, an effect that is repeated on the upper part of the body of the cup. The loop-shaped handle was attached by piercing the side, causing slight warping.<br /> <br /> This is a dark gray, high-fired handled cup. The rim of the cup is slightly splayed due to strong rotation and water smoothing. Two incised horizontal lines have created a ridge below the rim; this effect is repeated on the upper part of the body. The loop-shaped handle was attached to the body by piercing its side, as a result of which the rim is slightly warped. The base is flat and wide but slightly indented around its edges. <p>[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 68]</p>
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Cup with handle
300 – 499
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.140
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