Quiver
Asian Art
On View: Asian Galleries, South, 2nd floor
Traditional military skills such as archery remained part of the training of Korean aristocrats even after those skills had fallen out of use in modern combat. This decorative quiver would have held arrows for use in refined sporting competitions. It would have hung over the shoulder on a strap that is now gone. Its bamboo body has carved line drawings of the ten traditional symbols of longevity, including the pine tree, deer, and crane, while its latch is in the form of another long-lived beast, the tortoise.
MEDIUM
Brass, bamboo and wood
DATES
19th century
DYNASTY
Joseon dynasty
DIMENSIONS
2 3/16 x 38 9/16 in. (5.5 x 98 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
84.244.4
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Robert S. Anderson
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Asian Galleries, South, 2nd floor
CAPTION
Quiver, 19th century. Brass, bamboo and wood, 2 3/16 x 38 9/16 in. (5.5 x 98 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert S. Anderson, 84.244.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.244.4.jpg)
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