Charm

17674

From: Korea

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Sam Ma
Object Number 17674
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Korean
Provenience Korea
Period Joseon Dynasty
Date Made 19th Century - 1895
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Technique Painted
Iconography Hawks
Inscription Language Korean Language
Description

Large paper charm. This charm is related to preventing three types of illness (samjae 삼재). A three headed hawk in red is surrounded by text. The full name for this type of charm in Korean is: 삼재소멸부(Chinese: 三災消滅符).

Length 24 cm
Width 17 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. E. B. Landis, 1896
Other Number LE775 - Other Number

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