Chopstick
Unknown Artist
1000s-1100s
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
l. 29.2 cm
Classification
Implements
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Educational Purchase Fund
Accession Number
1924.141.2
About this artwork
In Korea, chopsticks made of metal such as brass, silver, and gold were excavated from ancient tombs and ruins dated to the 6th century at the earliest. Burial goods often include utilitarian objects such as table wares and utensils because the dead were believed to need them in the afterlife.