Body for acupuncture needle case (set with F1917.539)
date: label: Date
content: 12th-13th century
label: Period
content: Goryeo period
notes: label: Label
content: Emblematic of long life, the crane design on this case for needles used in acupuncture therapy reflects the health-giving properties of the treatment.
label: Provenance
content: To 1917
label: Provenance
content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [1]
label: Provenance
content: From 1917 to 1919
label: Provenance
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1917 [2]
label: Provenance
content: From 1920
label: Provenance
content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
label: Provenance
content: Notes:
label: Provenance
content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. Also see Original Miscellaneous List, S. I. 1270, Freer Galley of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
label: Provenance
content: [2] See note 1.
label: Provenance
content: [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
label: Collection
content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
label: Exhibition History
content: Rediscovering Korea’s Past (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
label: Exhibition History
content: Korean Ceramics of the Koryo Dynasty (May 9, 1993 to August 7, 2011)
label: Exhibition History
content: Korean Art (May 9, 1993 to January 29, 1997)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
place: label: Origin
content: Korea
topic: label: Topic
content: gilding
label: Topic
content: engraving (incising)
label: Topic
content: metal
label: Topic
content: silver
label: Topic
content: crane
label: Topic
content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)
label: Topic
content: medicine
label: Topic
content: Korea
label: Topic
content: Korean Art
label: Topic
content: Charles Lang Freer collection
setName: label: On View
content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 14: Rediscovering Korea's Past
label: Related Online Resources
content: Google Arts & Culture
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content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: F1917.538
objectType: label: Type
content: Container
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Gilt silver
label: Dimensions
content: H x Diam: 6.9 x 1.3 cm (2 11/16 x 1/2 in)