귀면 청동로

The tradition & historical record

The bronze brazier with demon face decoration is a Goryeo-period bronze brazier with its demon-shaped body. The jade color is well covered all around, whereas its handle and base plates for the charcoal are not found. In recognition of its unique design, the artifact was designated as the 145th National Treasure of South Korea in 1972. Having been possessed by a private collector, the brazier was donated to the National Museum of Korea in 2006. The cauldron-shaped body is upheld by the supporting three animal-formed legs with its 12.9 cm height. The upper part has curved shapes similar to three peaks of the mountains with 2 loops on each side. Given the facts that ventilated holes were dug at the body of the brazier, it’s also possible to have an assumption the artifact was primarily used for cooking or tea-brewing. ¹

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bronze Brazier with Demon Face Decoration”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. ¹

Bronze Brazier with Demon Face Decoration is Korean cultural heritage item, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. ²

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